Encounter Church Ilfracombe

Analysis

Encounter Church Ilfracombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Encounter Church Ilfracombe reported income of £169k and spending of £148k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £71k to £169k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 98%. 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, Encounter Church Ilfracombe sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iqra Newport Trust (£169k), Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd (£169k) and Brighter Futures Foundation (Africa) (£169k).