St Michael's Church Centre Limited
Analysis
St Michael's Church Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08242432). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, St Michael's Church Centre Limited reported income of £501k and spending of £533k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £520k to £501k (-3.8%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Michael's Church Centre Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bournemouth Community Church (£501k), Chevras Machzikei Mesifta (£501k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity with St Gabriel and St Lawrence and St Jude; Easton (£501k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 69% and donations and legacies 31%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 135 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 31%
- Charitable activities 0.0%
- Trading 69%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
St Michael's Church Centre Ltd operates the St Michael's Church Centre to serve both the Parish of St Michael's Stoke Gifford and the community as well as the wider church and to advance the Christian religion.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Community Church | Bournemouth | £501k |
| Chevras Machzikei Mesifta | London | £501k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity with St Gabriel and St Lawrence and St Jude; Easton | Bristol | £501k |
| Contagious Bible Ministries | Dunstable | £501k |