Christians in Action

Analysis

Christians in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thornton Heath. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 March 2025, Christians in Action reported income of £169k and spending of £159k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £160k to £169k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Christians in Action sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canterbury Cantata Trust (£169k), Karen Morris Memorial Trust (£169k) and Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe (£169k).