City Life Church - Sunderland

Analysis

City Life Church - Sunderland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, 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 December 2025, City Life Church - Sunderland reported income of £235k and spending of £190k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £125k to £235k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City Life Church - Sunderland sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tenbury Nils Scheme (£235k), S.m.i.l.e London & Essex (£235k) and Fatima Women's Association (£235k).