Churches Together in Penzance Area

Analysis

Churches Together in Penzance Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Churches Together in Penzance Area reported income of £32k and spending of £46k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £105k to £32k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churches Together in Penzance Area sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Works Chapel International (£32k), Charity Estate (£32k) and Baslow Village Hall (£32k).