Christian Aid vs Shelter
Christian Aid grades higher: B against B-.
Registered charity #1105851
A faith-rooted international development and climate-justice charity with clean reporting, though its latest filed year ran at a deficit and impact is hard to measure per pound.
Read the full receiptRegistered charity #263710
A credible housing and homelessness charity that mixes frontline advice with heavy campaigning, currently running a deficit and carrying a fundraising load almost as large as its direct service spend.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Christian Aid
Shelter
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£71m
Income
£77m
£77m
Spending
£80m
666
Staff
1,226
9,991
Volunteers
2,652
16
Trustees
12
None
Flags raised
None
Each column shows the latest year that charity has filed, so the periods can differ. Spend ratios appear only where both charities disclose them at that level of detail. See methodology.