Stratford Church of Christ

Analysis

Stratford Church of Christ is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stratford Church of Christ reported income of £129k and spending of £52k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £45k to £129k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Stratford Church of Christ sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Market Harborough Baptist Church (£128k), Shri Guru Ravidass Welfare Association (£129k) and Without Walls (£128k).