Chester Schools Christian Work CIO

Analysis

Chester Schools Christian Work CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, 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 August 2025, Chester Schools Christian Work CIO reported income of £72k and spending of £80k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £59k to £72k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chester Schools Christian Work CIO sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emsworth Baptist Church Trust (£72k), Muslim Education Centre (£72k) and Life Spring Romanian Fellowship (£72k).

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.