Godfirst Church Cheltenham

Analysis

Godfirst Church Cheltenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 company (Companies House number 08090929). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Godfirst Church Cheltenham reported income of £290k and spending of £266k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £157k to £290k (+84%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Godfirst Church Cheltenham sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackpool Food Bank (£290k), Beauty Banks (£290k) and West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church (£290k).