Gateway Freedom Church, Harlow

Analysis

Gateway Freedom Church, Harlow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2003, 23 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 04859696). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gateway Freedom Church, Harlow reported income of £82k and spending of £107k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £448k to £82k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gateway Freedom Church, Harlow sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund (£82k), Drop4drop Limited (£82k) and Albion United Reformed Church Charity (£82k).