New Community Church S.e. London

Analysis

New Community Church S.e. London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05854630). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, New Community Church S.e. London reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £822k to £1.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, New Community Church S.e. London sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Gerrards Cross with St James Fulmer (£1.1m), Salisbury Methodist Circuit (£1.1m) and Kingsley Hall Church and Community Centre (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 6.9% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.