Catch the Fire Bournemouth

Analysis

Catch the Fire Bournemouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03749298). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Catch the Fire Bournemouth reported income of £302k and spending of £209k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £151k to £302k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Catch the Fire Bournemouth sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Coggeshall with Markshall (£301k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George the Martyr Campden Hill London W8 (£302k) and The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (£301k).