Gateway Ministries

Analysis

Gateway Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gravesend. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05188561). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Gateway Ministries reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £699k to £1.2m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gateway Ministries sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney (£1.2m), Knowsley District Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.2m) and The Share Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £888k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.