Chester City Mission

Analysis

Chester City Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chester City Mission reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £19k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chester City Mission sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateshead Youth Council (£19k), Positive Futures Group (£19k) and Wokingham in Need (£19k).