Hampshire Christian Education Trust

Analysis

Hampshire Christian Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in October 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 company (Companies House number 05212585). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Hampshire Christian Education Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £1.9m (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. 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, Hampshire Christian Education Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Apax Foundation (£1.9m), Every Nation London (£1.9m) and Accommodation Concern (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £626k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.