Influence Church

Analysis

Influence Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Influence Church reported income of £419k and spending of £437k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £310k to £419k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Influence Church sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bullion Community Resource Centre (£418k), The Running Charity (£420k) and Building Futures East Limited (£418k).