Venture Church (Milton Keynes)

Analysis

Venture Church (Milton Keynes) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05982564). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Venture Church (Milton Keynes) reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.1m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Venture Church (Milton Keynes) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The House of St Barnabas (£3.0m), The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (£3.1m) and Icc Missions (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 48% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.