The Living God Church

Analysis

The Living God Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Living God Church reported income of £332k and spending of £211k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £113k to £332k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. 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, The Living God Church sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sozo Ministries International (£332k), Al Mahadul Islami (£332k) and Streets2homes (£332k).