Bedlington Christian Fellowship
Analysis
Bedlington Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bedlington Christian Fellowship reported income of £25k and spending of £26k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,022 to £25k (+400%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bedlington Christian Fellowship sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include I Can Too (£25k), Shaheedi Bunga (£25k) and Charity of Ann Howsden (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the Christian message in Bedlingtonshire, provide weekly outreach via a coffee morning, craft group, and a place for other groups to meet. The charity supports other Christian and non Christian organisations. Dec 2011 launched the Matthew Project an outreach to the local area providing food parcel support via referrals from statutory agencies..
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| I Can Too | London | £25k |
| Shaheedi Bunga | Leicester | £25k |
| Charity of Ann Howsden | Cambridgeshire | £25k |
| The Heworth Moor House Trust | York | £25k |