Churches in Communities International

Analysis

Churches in Communities International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in November 2010, 16 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 company (Companies House number 07299802). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Churches in Communities International reported income of £147k and spending of £131k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £116k to £147k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churches in Communities International sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taunton Vineyard Church (£147k), The Prayerhouse (£147k) and Gateway Church Barnsley (£147k).