Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers

Analysis

Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers reported income of £16k and spending of £18k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £24k to £16k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Roseberry Charity (£16k), St Crispin's Church (£16k) and Christ the Rock Prophetic Ministry (£16k).