Christ's Hospital of Abingdon

Analysis

Christ's Hospital of Abingdon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christ's Hospital of Abingdon reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £925k to £1.1m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ's Hospital of Abingdon 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheshire West Voluntary Action (£1.1m), Sunrise Community Nurseries (£1.1m) and The Assist Fund (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 79% and charitable activities 20%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £264k. Reserves of £10.4m would cover about 93 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

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.