CHRISTIANS IN SPORT

Registered charity 1086570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC045299 (OSCR)

The purpose of Christians in Sport remains to 'reach the world of sport for Christ'

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £66,756 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,007,235 to £940,479. Despite a 19% fall in donations, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £749,281, which exceed its stated policy target of £500,000 (three months of expenditure on salaries and fixed costs). The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure on salaries and other fixed costs including rent equating to £500k (held: £749k)
“Guidelines regarding reserves aim for a minimum of three months of expenditure on salaries and other fixed costs including rent equating to £500k.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christians in Sport (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £535k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£749k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£1.9m
31/08/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/08/2023£2.2m£2.1m
31/08/2022£1.9m£2.0m
31/08/2021£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is CHRISTIANS IN SPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £66,756 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,007,235 to £940,479. Despite a 19% fall in donations, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £749,281, which exceed its stated policy target of £500,000 (three months of expenditure on salaries and fixed costs). The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Who funds CHRISTIANS IN SPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIANS IN SPORT as a grant recipient include THE JERUSALEM TRUST, THE CHARIS TRUST, THE ALMOND TRUST, THE DEO GLORIA TRUST, THE PARISH OF SAINT PAUL'S HOWELL HILL WITH SAINT BARNABAS EPSOM.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2022£90kEvangelism and Christian Mission in the UK
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2025£62kEvangelism and Christian Mission in the UK
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2022£48kUK based charity that aims to reach the world of sport for Christ, working with sportspeople in competitive and elite sport
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2022£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2025£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2024£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2023£10kEvangelism
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2023£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2023£10kUK based charity that aims to reach the world of sport for Christ, working with sportspeople in competitive and elite sport
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE PARISH OF SAINT PAUL'S HOWELL HILL WITH SAINT BARNABAS EPSOMFY2022£5knational
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2022£4kEvangelism
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE HOWARD FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kSupport of evangelistic outreach, health and educational work
THE PARISH OF SAINT PAUL'S HOWELL HILL WITH SAINT BARNABAS EPSOMFY2024£3kGrants made in furtherance of the PCC's objectives - Partners and other agencies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLANDFY2022£2kHome Missions
EMMANUEL BRISTOLFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLANDFY2023£1kHome Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLANDFY2021£300Home Missions
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£0

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPORTSREACH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIANS IN SPORT£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
SPORTSREACH FY2024£307k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FY2025£3.8m——below—no doubt
ACTIVE AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES FY2025£219k—0unclear—no doubt
Sportily FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2024£4.5m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt

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