Way Church

Analysis

Way Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in December 2009, 17 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 company (Companies House number 06993403). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Way Church reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.6m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £859k to £1.8m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Way Church sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Community Church (Southampton) (£1.8m), South West London Law Centres (£1.8m) and Manchester Settlement (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 39%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 71 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.