CHRISTIAN AID
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We work with the worlds poorest people to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty. Our work is centred around our strategic change objectives: Power to change institutions; The right to essential services; Fair shares in a constrained world; Equality for all; Tackling violence, building peace. We work with others as part of a global movement committed to ending poverty and social injustice.
Latest income
£71.4m
Expenditure
£77.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £86.4m | £89.3m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £78.4m | £75.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £90.6m | £93.4m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £83.3m | £82.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £71.4m | £77.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £52.2m |
| Charitable activities | £18.3m |
| Trading | £600k |
| Investment income | £300k |
| Total income | £71.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £62.9m |
| Raising funds | £14.1m |
| Grants to institutions | £28.9m |
| Governance | £700k |
| Total expenditure | £77.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £14.8m |
| Total funds | £26.8m |
| — restricted | £10.9m |
| — unrestricted | £15.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £26.8m |
| Cash | £6.9m |
People
| Employees | 666 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.