The Christian School (Takeley)

Analysis

The Christian School (Takeley) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in August 2012, 14 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 08165830). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2023, The Christian School (Takeley) reported income of £339k and spending of £335k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income grew from £266k to £339k (+28%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 28%. 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, The Christian School (Takeley) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Buddy Bag Foundation (£339k), Greets Green Community Enterprises (£340k) and St Antony's Centre for Church & Industry (£339k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.