Christian Education Trust

Analysis

Christian Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Christian Education Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £18k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £530 to £24k (+4498%), an average of +160% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 4422%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christian Education Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norwich Orthodox Church (£24k), St Mary's School Winkfield Parent-Teacher Association (£24k) and New Covenant Church Middlesbrough (£24k).