Thurrock Christian Fellowship

Registered charity 297569 · since 1987thurrockcf.org.uk·International, Thurrock, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Thurrock Christian Fellowship's mission support goes mainly overseas and sometimes to the UK, to church leaders, missionary workers, ministries and Christian organisations, so work of that kind is the clearest fit, while its hardship support is for members of the Thurrock public in critical financial need.
The annual report gives no readable grants figure and no grant range, so the size of a typical award cannot be judged from published figures, and a modest, specific request is the safer starting point.
No application process is published, and the fellowship says it builds support through relationships with people it has known over a number of years, so a short enquiry through the contact shown is the sensible first step.
A new applicant should expect the approach to rely on personal connection, and should explain its own links to the community and work it serves.
Work outside Christian mission and Thurrock hardship has no stated match in the fellowship's themes.

Overview

Thurrock Christian Fellowship is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 297569).

Thurrock Christian Fellowship is a registered charity whose objects are to advance the Christian faith, and other charitable purposes that further the work of the Church by putting the faith into practice, for the public benefit. It divides its giving between a Mission Budget, set at 10% of its income for the previous year, which supports mission work overseas and sometimes in the UK, and a set-aside of 3.3% of that income for members of the Thurrock public in critical financial need. Its annual report gives no grants figure that could be read.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The fellowship directs its mission support mainly overseas and sometimes in the UK, working with people it has known over a number of years. Its mission work supports church leaders, missionary workers, ministries and Christian organisations, including work that trains church leaders. It seeks to serve leaders and community workers who understand their own culture and can direct efforts appropriately. The fellowship also sets aside support for members of the Thurrock public in critical financial need, allocated by its CAP Debt Centre Manager and trusted fellowship members. Its approach is relationship-based and aims to use resources among the people and communities where supported partners work.

Themes

Christian mission
Financial hardship

Geographic Focus

The Borough of Thurrock; the UK; the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The fellowship builds support through relationships with people it has known over a number of years, giving it confidence that resources will be used well.
It seeks to serve church leaders and community workers who understand their culture and can direct efforts appropriately.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
Thurrock
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Thurrock Christian Fellowship.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£892,273	£637,895	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£777,115	£805,785	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£728,330	£718,575	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£946,727	£855,725	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£779,382	£733,051	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

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.