Messianic Testimony

Analysis

Messianic Testimony is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08147968). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Messianic Testimony reported income of £335k and spending of £217k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £172k to £335k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Messianic Testimony 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Academy for Learning (£335k), Gypsies and Travellers Wales Limited (£335k) and Lasa Charity UK Limited (£335k).