RCCG Shining Light Christian Connections

Analysis

RCCG Shining Light Christian Connections is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, RCCG Shining Light Christian Connections reported income of £17k and spending of £23k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £17k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, RCCG Shining Light Christian Connections sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Rice Charity (£17k), Highdown Centre (£17k) and London Community Network (£17k).