City of God Christian Centre
Analysis
City of God Christian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06295641). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending June 2025, City of God Christian Centre reported income of £652k and spending of £647k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £354k to £652k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, City of God Christian Centre sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea (£651k), Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council (£652k) and Exercise Rehabilitation Association Limited (£651k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 52%. Reserves of £27k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 92%
- Investments 2.3%
- Other 6.2%
In the charity's own words
In expansion of our religion service, the charity opened a new centre in Sunderland, Uk. Also made grant donations to other charity such as the Ameobi hardship funds for international students. As part of our advancement of education, the charity made an education enlightment trip to the city of Blackpool for his members. Small donations were also made to individauls who were under extreme poverty
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea | UK | £651k |
| Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council | Barton-Upon-Humber | £652k |
| Exercise Rehabilitation Association Limited | Kingswinford | £651k |
| Bibic | Langport | £653k |