essential christian

The charity supports the general public. Essential Christian is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in East Sussex and operates in England And Wales and Ukraine.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

See where Essential Christian is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Region

England And Wales

Country

Ukraine

Financial Information

Latest Income

£5,338,327

Latest Expenditure

£5,374,973

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 99.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 1.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £713,242

Charitable Activities £4,457,575

Other Trading £0

Investments £6,893

Other Income £160,617

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,339,505

Raising Funds £35,468

Governance £24,152

Grants to Institutions £45,652

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£5,338,327	£5,374,973	£5,339,505	-£364,818	£0	31 / 677
2023	£5,432,520	£5,711,317	£5,675,485	-£328,172	£0	33 / 662
2022	£5,621,266	£5,309,195	£5,270,791	-£49,375	£0	32 / 781
2021	£3,517,339	£3,723,196	£3,706,249	-£361,446	£0	39 / 23
2020	£3,760,449	£3,749,154	£3,726,097	-£155,589	£0	45 / 109