The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission

Analysis

The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07106567). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.4m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Young Life International (£3.4m), Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban (£3.4m) and Azhar Academy (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, charitable activities 20% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.