Emmaus Church

Analysis

Emmaus Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Emmaus Church reported income of £41k and spending of £45k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £41k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Church sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maghull Chapel Congregational Trust (£41k), The Company of Management Consultants Charitable Fund (£41k) and Roaluf Limited (£41k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.