The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony

Analysis

The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony reported income of £55k and spending of £42k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £55k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 44%. 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, The Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Danbury Scout Group (£55k), House of Judah Dagenham in Fellowship with Assemblies of God (£55k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Belmont (£55k).