The Christadelphian Welfare Fund

Registered charity 222416 · since 1963christadelphianwf.com·United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This fund suits work with Christadelphian brothers and sisters and their families in the UK who are facing financial hardship, and it is not for people outside the UK, whom it refers to the Christadelphian Bible Mission.
Its stated single-programme limits are up to £450 for energy bills for households of one or two people, £600 for households of three or more, £250 for water, £500 for holiday accommodation and £200 for travel, but no overall grant range or annual total is given, so do not assume a size beyond these.
Requests must go through the applicant's ecclesia, from the Ecclesial Secretary or with their confirmation, with a brief factual report that assesses what other help is available.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the fund usually decides within days and makes the money available to the ecclesia for disbursement.

Overview

The Christadelphian Welfare Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 222416).

The Christadelphian Welfare Fund is a registered charity (222416) established to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress in the Christadelphian community. It helps brothers and sisters and their families in the UK with fuel and water bills, holidays and respite care, and other financial difficulties. Its largest grants are regular grants to Christadelphian care homes, alongside irregular compassionate grants to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The fund helps Christadelphian brothers and sisters and their families in the UK who are struggling financially, especially when support from family or their ecclesia is not enough. It assists people on low incomes and those facing financial crises through unemployment, redundancy, sickness or accidents. Grants help with fuel and water costs, holidays and respite breaks, nursing and residential care, and unexpected bills. It also helps UK Bible schools subsidise rates for those unable to afford the full cost, and provides quarterly support for shortfalls in care-home costs. Requests for personal help are handled with the local ecclesia, and are treated quickly, sympathetically and in confidence. The fund aims to keep running costs low so more funds are available to people in need.

Themes

Financial hardship
Respite care
Residential and nursing care
Fuel and water bills
Bible school subsidies
Holiday support
Unexpected emergencies

Geographic Focus

UK.

What they don't fund

The fund helps members of the Christadelphian community and their families in the UK who are in need
The CWF respects the ecclesial building block, and will “refrain from any interference with individual and ecclesial effort, and relieve only those cases which are beyond the power of the ecclesia to handle.”
The CWF must be approached through the applicant’s ecclesia
Outside the UK this role largely falls to another of our Charities i.e. the Christadelphian Bible Mission

How to apply

Individuals should first speak to the Recording Brother or Secretary at their home ecclesia; they may help locally and contact the fund for additional support.

Who can apply:

Applications must be from the Ecclesial Secretary (or confirmed by them).

What to send:

A brief factual report, with an assessment of what help has been given or could be available elsewhere.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The ecclesial representative should provide a brief factual report and assess what other help is available from benefits, family members and the ecclesia.
Requests are handled quickly, sympathetically and in strict confidence through the applicant’s Recording Brother or Secretary.
The fund usually decides and makes the funds available to the ecclesia for disbursement within days.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£232,489	£270,942	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£301,512	£313,457	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£335,624	£368,305	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£405,578	£450,334	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£307,306	£431,822	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.