The Rock Church

Analysis

The Rock Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rock Church reported income of £270k and spending of £193k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £215k to £270k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rock Church sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champness Hall Trust (£270k), Tower Hamlets Community Church (£270k) and Tadley and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£270k).