Velmore Church

Analysis

Velmore Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Velmore Church reported income of £38k and spending of £13k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £38k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Velmore Church sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vale Mill Trust (£38k), Crescent Aid UK (£38k) and Herefordshire Samaritans (£38k).