Southgate Church Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

Analysis

Southgate Church Bury St Edmunds Suffolk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05815695). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southgate Church Bury St Edmunds Suffolk reported income of £135k and spending of £143k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £86k to £135k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southgate Church Bury St Edmunds Suffolk sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farooq E Azam Mosque & Islamic Centre (£135k), The Llangasty Retreat House Trust (£135k) and New Life Baptist Church (£135k).

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.