Chrestos Mission
Analysis
Chrestos Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04500963). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Chrestos Mission reported income of £127k and spending of £140k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £152k to £127k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Chrestos Mission sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church of God - London England (World Fellowship) (£127k), Without Walls (£128k) and Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday Schoolwillesden (£126k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Chrestos Mission operates principally among refugees of the Karen people in Thailand. It seeks to advance Christianity through missionary work and providing Christian literature and Bible classes, to relieve poverty, suffering and distress in accordance with Christian principles and to advance education by provision of classes in the English language, computer science and other subjects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Church of God - London England (World Fellowship) | London | £127k |
| Without Walls | Markfield | £128k |
| Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday Schoolwillesden | London | £126k |
| Market Harborough Baptist Church | Leicestershire | £128k |