Ephrata Church Community

Analysis

Ephrata Church Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ephrata Church Community reported income of £47k and spending of £45k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £47k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ephrata Church Community sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Horn of Africa Development Association (£47k), Pursue (£47k) and Gateway Church Northumberland (£47k).