The Bless Network

Analysis

The Bless Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05156475). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Bless Network reported income of £26k and spending of £50k, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £54k to £26k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Bless Network sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grundisburgh Parish Room and Village Club (£26k), Birmingham Korean Church (£26k) and The Friends of All Saints, Campton (£26k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.