Citygate Christian Outreach Centre

Analysis

Citygate Christian Outreach Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 05400985). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Citygate Christian Outreach Centre reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £3.4m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citygate Christian Outreach Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Energy Foundation (£3.4m), Integrity Action (£3.4m) and Mission Without Borders (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 26%, trading 9.1% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £119k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.