The Central Gifts Committee of the Churches of God

Analysis

The Central Gifts Committee of the Churches of God is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in April 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Central Gifts Committee of the Churches of God reported income of £747k and spending of £1.3m, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £790k to £747k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Central Gifts Committee of the Churches of God sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alive Activities Limited (£747k), The Peaceful Place Ltd (£748k) and Recoop (£747k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, investments 2.8% and charitable activities 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,468. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.