Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre

Analysis

Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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 05183674). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre reported income of £597k and spending of £555k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £450k to £597k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arun Community Church Wickbourne Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hope Hub (£596k), Transform Network (£598k) and The Sreepur Village, Bangladesh (£595k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70% and charitable activities 6.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £14k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.