Lifepoint Church

Analysis

Lifepoint Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in February 2010, 16 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 05315859). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lifepoint Church reported income of £714k and spending of £412k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £370k to £714k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifepoint Church sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Philadelphia Network Limited (£714k), Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau (£714k) and Y G S Yeshiva Gedola Seminar (£713k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, investments 2.9% and charitable activities 1.5%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.