Church Action on Poverty Limited

Analysis

Church Action on Poverty Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03780243). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Church Action on Poverty Limited reported income of £783k and spending of £767k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £816k to £783k (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church Action on Poverty Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action West London (£782k), The Turing Trust (£783k) and The Bow Foodbank Limited (£782k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 34%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £63k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24k. Reserves of £74k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.