Covenant Life Church Leicester

Analysis

Covenant Life Church Leicester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Covenant Life Church Leicester reported income of £515k and spending of £376k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £362k to £515k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Covenant Life Church Leicester sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Performance Foundation (£514k), Pharmacist Support (£515k) and Relational Mission (£513k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 49 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.