Children for Christ

Analysis

Children for Christ is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Children for Christ reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £17k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children for Christ sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Binyan Odom (£17k), The Unity Charitable Trust (£17k) and Lush Donations (£17k).