The Message Enterprise Centre

Analysis

The Message Enterprise Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07892774). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Message Enterprise Centre reported income of £248k and spending of £450k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £248k (-82%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Message Enterprise Centre sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eglise Armee Des Vainqueurs "Eav" (£248k), Bristol Vineyard (£248k) and Congo Children Trust (£248k).