Sawyers Church

Analysis

Sawyers Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentwood. It was registered in February 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 07382893). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sawyers Church reported income of £659k and spending of £454k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £624k to £659k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 251%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sawyers Church 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 Open Door (North East) (£659k), The River Church Chelmsford CIO (£660k) and The Regal Trust Limited (£658k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 12% and charitable activities 2.3%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £27k. Reserves of £257k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.