Lumley Evangelical Church

Analysis

Lumley Evangelical Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co. Durham. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lumley Evangelical Church reported income of £26k and spending of £31k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £26k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lumley Evangelical Church sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aprender (UK) Limited (£26k), Masjid As-Sunnah (Accrington) (£26k) and Holy Rood Trust (£26k).