Chiltern Church

Analysis

Chiltern Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chiltern Church reported income of £276k and spending of £235k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £169k to £276k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chiltern Church sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apostolic Christian Church (Sheepfold) (£276k), Oakham Baptist Church (£276k) and Crisplamb (£276k).