St Christopher's Fellowship

Analysis

St Christopher's Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00321509). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Christopher's Fellowship reported income of £16.3m and spending of £17.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £18.2m to £16.3m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, St Christopher's Fellowship sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ursuline Sisters Brentwood CIO (£16.3m), Community Lives Consortium (£16.6m) and Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (£16.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £43k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 317 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.