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CHRISTIAN AID

Registered charity 1105851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN AID LIMITED

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71.4m
Latest spending
£77.0m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income fell to £71.1m while total expenditure rose to £77.0m, resulting in a net deficit of £6.1m. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £15.9m and cash balances of £7.1m are sufficient to support operational requirements for the next 12 months and beyond, with no material uncertainty regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £151,497 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The Chief Executive was the highest paid employee and the salary was £151,497” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £14m (held: £15.9m)
“In the current year, the stress tests confirm that an appropriate level of unrestricted reserve would be £14m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Jim Clifford connected with Bates Wells Foundation
“Christian Aid trustee, Jim (Andrew) Clifford, is also a trustee at Bates Wells Foundation with whom Christian Aid had transactions of £83,604.” — page 55
“Christian Aid trustee, Chinemerem McDonald, is a director of Theos Think Tank with whom Christian Aid has had transactions amounting to £14,000” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Chinemerem McDonald connected with Theos Think Tank
“Christian Aid trustee, Jim (Andrew) Clifford, is also a trustee at Bates Wells Foundation with whom Christian Aid had transactions of £83,604.” — page 55
“Christian Aid trustee, Chinemerem McDonald, is a director of Theos Think Tank with whom Christian Aid has had transactions amounting to £14,000” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Chinemerem McDonald connected with Greenbelt Festivals
“Christian Aid trustee, Jim (Andrew) Clifford, is also a trustee at Bates Wells Foundation with whom Christian Aid had transactions of £83,604.” — page 55
“Christian Aid trustee, Chinemerem McDonald, is a director of Theos Think Tank with whom Christian Aid has had transactions amounting to £14,000” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Chair Sarah Mullally connected with Royal Foundation of St Katharine
“Christian Aid trustee, Jim (Andrew) Clifford, is also a trustee at Bates Wells Foundation with whom Christian Aid had transactions of £83,604.” — page 55
“Christian Aid trustee, Chinemerem McDonald, is a director of Theos Think Tank with whom Christian Aid has had transactions amounting to £14,000” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to subsidiary Change Alliance
“Christian Aid trustee, Jim (Andrew) Clifford, is also a trustee at Bates Wells Foundation with whom Christian Aid had transactions of £83,604.” — page 55
“Christian Aid trustee, Chinemerem McDonald, is a director of Theos Think Tank with whom Christian Aid has had transactions amounting to £14,000” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christian Aid (matched by registered charity number).

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.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (90,370 likes) · instagram (20K followers)

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£71.4m
Total spending
£77.0m
Cost of raising funds
£14.1m
Reserves (reported)
£14.8m
Employees
666

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Angola · Bangladesh · Bolivia · Brazil · Burkina Faso · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Dominican Republic

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71.4m£77.0m
31/03/2024£83.3m£82.4m
31/03/2023£90.6m£93.4m
31/03/2022£78.4m£75.6m
31/03/2021£86.4m£89.3m

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income fell to £71.1m while total expenditure rose to £77.0m, resulting in a net deficit of £6.1m. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £15.9m and cash balances of £7.1m are sufficient to support operational requirements for the next 12 months and beyond, with no material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHRISTIAN AID earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £151,497 band.

Who funds CHRISTIAN AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIAN AID as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, MARGARET STREET, LONDON W1, THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, MARGARET STREET, LONDON W1FY2023£2kLent Appeal 2023
THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTIONFY2024£1kDonations to charities from the General Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£208k
TRUST FOR LONDON2£204k
BRIXINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH (BAPTIST) EXMOUTH1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST1—
THE FOUNDRY INTERNATIONAL LTD1—
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, ROGERSTONE1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUNTINGTON, EARSWICK & NEW EARSWICK1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MICKLEHAM1—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIAN AID£71.4m£151,497—unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
TEARFUND FY2025£80.2m——unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR THEOLOGY AND COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£680k—0above—no doubt
ACTIONAID FY2025£47.6m——unclear—no doubt
AID HUMANITY FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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