Christian Outreach in the Alps

Analysis

Christian Outreach in the Alps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Christian Outreach in the Alps reported income of £13k and spending of £27k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £33k to £13k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 425%. Over the whole period it spent 199% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christian Outreach in the Alps sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Saints Youth and Community Centre (£13k), UK Friends of Pardes (£13k) and River of Life Church (Swansea Valley) (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.