Faithful Ministries

Analysis

Faithful Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in August 2008, 18 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Faithful Ministries reported income of £11k and spending of £24k, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £21k to £11k (-47%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Faithful Ministries sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care Across Communities (£11k), The Elton Trust (£11k) and Otterbourne Women's Institute (£11k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.