Society of Christ (Great Britain)

Analysis

Society of Christ (Great Britain) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of Christ (Great Britain) reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £947k to £1.2m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Society of Christ (Great Britain) sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Little Orchard Charitable Trust (£1.2m), The Jacob Foundation (£1.2m) and British Olympic Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58% and charitable activities 39%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.