Daylight Christian Prison Trust

Analysis

Daylight Christian Prison Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Daylight Christian Prison Trust reported income of £217k and spending of £208k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £188k to £217k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Daylight Christian Prison Trust 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elmbridge Can (£217k), Estate Charity of Alice,duchess Dudley (£217k) and Bexley Christian Life Centre (£217k).