Portchester Free Church Trust

Analysis

Portchester Free Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Portchester Free Church Trust reported income of £149k and spending of £159k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £158k to £149k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Portchester Free Church Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Advice Services Alliance (£149k), Church of God (Seventh Day) Croydon (£149k) and K C Outreach Selby (£149k).