Christian Solidarity International

Analysis

Christian Solidarity International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01536426). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Christian Solidarity International reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.6m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Solidarity International sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Kharis Ministries (£2.6m), The Proforest Initiative (£2.6m) and The Badur Foundation (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75% and charitable activities 22%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £129k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £469k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.