Southend Christian Fellowship

Analysis

Southend Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-on-Sea. It was registered in November 1984, 42 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Southend Christian Fellowship reported income of £543k and spending of £525k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £625k to £543k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southend Christian Fellowship sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meadow Well Connected (£543k), Sutton Vineyard (£543k) and East End Islamic Centre (£541k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and trading 6.0%. Charitable activities took 15% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,835. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.