The Christian Renewal Trust

Analysis

The Christian Renewal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Christian Renewal Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £47k, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4,256 to £21k (+392%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 873%. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Christian Renewal Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ibex - Churches Working with the Economy (£21k), Church Lands (£21k) and United Church of Christ the Cornerstone Tregadillett Lep (£21k).

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.