Arun Community Church

Analysis

Arun Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05183641). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arun Community Church reported income of £720k and spending of £690k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £478k to £720k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Arun Community Church sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include True Jesus Church Newcastle (£719k), The Warwick & Budbrooke Churches Community Outreach Pool (£722k) and The Bradford Muslim Welfare Society (£719k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, charitable activities 24% and investments 6.8%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.