Christian Life Ministries

Analysis

Christian Life Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05999919). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christian Life Ministries reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.9m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Life Ministries 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 Encompass Southwest (£1.9m), Accommodation Concern (£1.9m) and LTPP (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, trading 9.0% and charitable activities 2.9%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £198k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.