Church of Shalom (Wycombe Marsh)

Analysis

Church of Shalom (Wycombe Marsh) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty 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 April 2025, Church of Shalom (Wycombe Marsh) reported income of £24k and spending of £36k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £24k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 303%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church of Shalom (Wycombe Marsh) sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peckham Settlement (£24k), The Luney Club (£24k) and RCCG Winner's Tabernacle Ltd (£24k).

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.