One Church Brighton

Analysis

One Church Brighton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07518188). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, One Church Brighton reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £595k to £2.0m (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, One Church Brighton sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tablet Trust (£2.0m), Southgate Mosque and Community Centre Ltd (£2.0m) and The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 74%, charitable activities 15% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 26% of spending and raising funds 73%. Reserves of £239k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.