ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The principal activities are (1) the annual Spring Harvest event for people of all ages and from a wide range of churches to encounter God, inspire confidence in the good news of Jesus Christ, and bring transformation (2) support for other Christian agencies to run events (3) production and publication of audio and video teaching, media and music (4) a service for administering royalties.
Latest income
£5.2m
Expenditure
£5.4m
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | £3.5m | £3.7m | |
| 2022-09-30 | £5.6m | £5.3m | |
| 2023-09-30 | £5.4m | £5.7m | |
| 2024-09-30 | £5.3m | £5.4m | |
| 2025-09-30 | £5.2m | £5.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £818k |
| Charitable activities | £4.2m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £2k |
| Total income | £5.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.4m |
| Raising funds | £38k |
| Grants to institutions | £76k |
| Governance | £18k |
| Total expenditure | £5.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | -£564k |
| — restricted | £37k |
| — unrestricted | -£601k |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | -£564k |
| Cash | £213k |
People
| Employees | 32 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
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.