Sacred Sanctuary Apostolic Church

Analysis

Sacred Sanctuary Apostolic Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in October 2001, 25 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sacred Sanctuary Apostolic Church reported income of £20k and spending of £41k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £17k to £20k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sacred Sanctuary Apostolic Church sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thames Ditton Foundation (£20k), Bournville Evangelical Care Centre (£20k) and Home Access - Penarth (£20k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.