United Apostolic Church of Christ, Citadel of Praise

Analysis

United Apostolic Church of Christ, Citadel of Praise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, United Apostolic Church of Christ, Citadel of Praise reported income of £35k and spending of £38k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £43k to £35k (-19%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Apostolic Church of Christ, Citadel of Praise sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orphans in the Wild (£35k), Whitehaven Bangladeshi Welfare Association (£35k) and Third House (£35k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.