Fords Lane Evangelical Church

Analysis

Fords Lane Evangelical Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fords Lane Evangelical Church reported income of £152k and spending of £142k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £117k to £152k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fords Lane Evangelical Church sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ingram Art Foundation (£152k), New Zion Christian Fellowship (£152k) and Dorset & South Wiltshire Area Quaker Meeting (£152k).