Christ Central London

Analysis

Christ Central London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christ Central London reported income of £345k and spending of £273k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £362k to £345k (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Central London sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Integration Support (£345k), Abergele Community Action Ltd (£345k) and The King's Family Centre (£345k).