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PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN TRUST

Registered charity 1168573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIANS IN PARLIAMENT, CHRISTIANS IN POLITICS, NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY PRAYER BREAKFAST, PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST

The Charity exists to promote the Christian faith in the political life of the UK. It advances Christian teaching among those working in the Houses of Parliament, arranges the annual National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast, and works to inspire and encourage Christians to get involved in politics and public life.

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Latest income
£175k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net cash outflow of £45,406 for the period, with total expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The Trustees note that the suspension of significant funders has created a financial challenge, particularly for the Christians in Politics project, and plan to realise investments to sustain staffing levels during anticipated future shortfalls.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (51% of income)
“Voluntary income Gifts and donations Tax recovered 89,145 89,145”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: nine months’ running costs and other payroll obligations (held: £174k)
“Their policy is to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover nine months’ running costs and other payroll obligations. In the reported financial period, this gives a reserves target of £100,000 for CiP, and £25,000 for CiPol. The reserves target for NPPB is £15,000” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees expect to realise these investments over the next few years in order to sustain CiP’s current staffing levels during anticipated future shortfalls in income while identifying new sources of funding.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Bible Society manages ticket bookings and other organisation for the NPPB, funds certain event costs for CiP, and provides a London virtual office for CiPol.
“PCT works closely with another UK charity, the Bible Society. The Bible Society manages ticket bookings and other organisation for the NPPB, funds certain event costs for CiP, and provides a London virtual office for CiPol.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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£175k£221k
31/08/2024£198k£207k
31/03/2023£174k£183k
31/03/2022£138k£152k
31/03/2021£174k£185k

Common questions

Is PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net cash outflow of £45,406 for the period, with total expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The Trustees note that the suspension of significant funders has created a financial challenge, particularly for the Christians in Politics project, and plan to realise investments to sustain staffing levels during anticipated future shortfalls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN TRUST as a grant recipient include CHRISTIAN VISION, GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION, HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRISTIAN VISIONFY2022£333k
CHRISTIAN VISIONFY2021£50kPromoting Christianity in Parliament
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSIONFY2022£20k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kChristian Influence in the Public Sphere
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kChristian Influence in the Public Sphere
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kGrants - Public Sphere
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kGrants - Public Sphere
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8kPublic Sphere
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION1£133k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST1£100k
THE CHARIS TRUST1£66k
THE ROCK FOUNDATION1£29k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE1£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS1£18k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN TRUST£175k—0above—noted
HOUSE OF PRAISE TRUST FY2024£1.7m——below—no doubt
THE PRESENCE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
PREMIER CHRISTIAN MEDIA TRUST FY2025£12.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST FY2025£206kUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST FY2024£393k—0above—no doubt

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