Vietnamese Christian Trust

Analysis

Vietnamese Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bude. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vietnamese Christian Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Vietnamese Christian Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Lands Charity (£15k), Copt Hewick Village Hall (£15k) and Jalalabad Islamic Centre Bristol (£15k).