Transforming Churches and Communities

Analysis

Transforming Churches and Communities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Transforming Churches and Communities reported income of £160k and spending of £183k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £131k to £160k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Transforming Churches and Communities sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Valley Church (£160k), Israeli Charity Foundation (£160k) and Ahlul Istiqamah Trust UK (£160k).