Christchurch Harpenden

Analysis

Christchurch Harpenden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch Harpenden reported income of £775k and spending of £504k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £507k to £775k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 585%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Christchurch Harpenden sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albirr Foundation UK (£757k), Islamic Trust (Maidenhead) (£819k) and Phillips Education Foundation Limited (£752k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, investments 3.8% and charitable activities 2.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £35k. Reserves of £563k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.