Life Church Lancashire

Analysis

Life Church Lancashire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in January 2011, 15 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 07435582). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Life Church Lancashire reported income of £521k and spending of £493k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £266k to £521k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life Church Lancashire sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Central (£521k), Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit (£521k) and Lewes District Citizens Advice Bureau (£521k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69% and trading 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,710. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £93k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.