Whitefield Christian Trust

Analysis

Whitefield Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Havant. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Whitefield Christian Trust reported income of £255k and spending of £28k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £51k to £255k (+401%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 883%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Whitefield Christian Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Community Church Fordingbridge (£255k), The Regimental Charity of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (£255k) and Free Shop Crawley (£255k).