Gateway Church, Poole

Analysis

Gateway Church, Poole is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in March 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 07189544). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gateway Church, Poole reported income of £680k and spending of £643k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £470k to £680k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gateway Church, Poole sits at the 90th 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 Bioguinea Foundation (£680k), Feeding Coventry (£681k) and Muslim World League London Office Trust (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £50k. Reserves of £193k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.