Chroma Church

Analysis

Chroma Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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 06528317). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chroma Church reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £705k to £1.3m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chroma Church sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 500k International (£1.3m), New Community Network (£1.3m) and Wokingham United Charities (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13k. Reserves of £136k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.