Forest Hill Community Church

Analysis

Forest Hill Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05022460). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest Hill Community Church reported income of £275k and spending of £281k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £278k to £275k (-1.0%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Forest Hill Community Church sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashaadibi Education & Cultural Centre (£275k), Calvary International Christian Centre (£275k) and Liberty Church Rotherham (£275k).