St Christopher's Homes

Analysis

St Christopher's Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Christopher's Homes reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Christopher's Homes sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leukaemia UK (£3.6m), The Power of Nutrition (£3.6m) and Vincentian Care Plus (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £828k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 120 people.