THE EPIPHANY TRUST

Registered charity 1006653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILD ACTION INTERNATIONAL, MOVEMENT FOR CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY TRUST

The trust's objective is to relieve the suffering of vulnerable adults and children, irrespective of all external factors. It provides front-line support for those who are at risk as a result of social, economic and political instability, in countries across the world.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (2) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF DROUGHT, EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER OR THROUGH SICKNESS MENTAL OR PHYSICAL, OLD AGE OR DISEASE OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£304k

Latest spending

£315k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,767 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds decreased from £643,140 to £631,373, with unrestricted funds falling to £492,490. The trustees maintain that the financial position remains robust and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of its annual expenditure (held: £492k)

“The Trustees have reviewed the Reserves Policy and consider it necessary for the charity to maintain reserves equivalent to at least three months of its annual expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to W Hampson, director of trading subsidiary Epiphany Trading Limited, for professional fees and project costs.

“During the year, the Charity entered into transactions with W Hampson, a director of the Charity's trading subsidiary. Amounts totalling £19,965 were paid to W Hampson in his personal capacity in respect of professional fees of £15,760, CAI projects of £778, management costs of £100, telephone and internet costs of £808, stationery and postage of £151, office costs of £110 and other expenses of £2,258.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 6
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Epiphany Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

CHARLES MEREDITH HASTINGS COLCHESTER
David John Kay · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr ROBERT SONG
Micah Hampson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · India · Romania · Sri Lanka · Thailand · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£304k	£315k
31/12/2024	£298k	£297k
31/12/2023	£331k	£346k
31/12/2022	£301k	£309k
31/12/2021	£269k	£246k

Common questions

Is THE EPIPHANY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,767 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds decreased from £643,140 to £631,373, with unrestricted funds falling to £492,490. The trustees maintain that the financial position remains robust and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE EPIPHANY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EPIPHANY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£20k	Mental Health
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO	FY2024	£20k	Towards the Jedidiah Foundation project
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	FY2022	£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	FY2025	£2k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2024	£2k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
AMABRILL LTD	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EPIPHANY TRUST (TRURO) LIMITED.

THE EPIPHANY TRUST (TRURO) LIMITED income £152k
EPIPHANY ARTS TRUST income £30k
The Trust Foundation income £2.5m
FOUNDATION MATTERS income £366k
HELP THE NEEDY CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.6m
PAUL LUNN-ROCKLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £57k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EPIPHANY TRUST	£304k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EPIPHANY TRUST (TRURO) LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EPIPHANY ARTS TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	noted
The Trust Foundation FY2025	£2.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOUNDATION MATTERS FY2025	£366k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HELP THE NEEDY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£2.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.