Word of Life Church (Poole)

Analysis

Word of Life Church (Poole) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Word of Life Church (Poole) reported income of £129k and spending of £140k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income fell from £160k to £129k (-20%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Word of Life Church (Poole) sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bardoli Muslim Welfare Society UK (£129k), Al-Mustafa Community Trust (£129k) and Greek Orthodox Community of St Constantine and St Helen (£129k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.