Equippers Church

Analysis

Equippers Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 company (Companies House number 04395378). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Equippers Church reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Equippers Church sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Welsh Refugee Council (£1.9m), Mercaz Torah Vechesed Limited (£1.9m) and Refugee and Migrant Justice (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £70k. Reserves of £346k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.