Ashburnham Christian Trust

Analysis

Ashburnham Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00653062). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashburnham Christian Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.9m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.8m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ashburnham Christian Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lee Abbey Fellowship (£2.8m), GS Trust (£2.8m) and Hertford Gospel Hall Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, trading 17%, donations and legacies 7.1% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £776k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.