Brave Church

Analysis

Brave Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Brave Church reported income of £585k and spending of £599k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £403k to £585k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 31%. 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, Brave Church sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Sustainability Services (£584k), New Life Church Ministries (Sleaford) (£585k) and Bigkid Foundation (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58% and donations and legacies 42%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £62k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.