Christ College, Brecon

Analysis

Christ College, Brecon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brecon. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Christ College, Brecon reported income of £8.4m and spending of £9.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7.1m to £8.4m (+19%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christ College, Brecon sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linacre College (£8.2m), Amicus Trust (£8.4m) and Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 8.3% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 134 people.