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Forest Gate Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1151147MitcheldeanReligion
Income£83k2025-11-30
Spending£71ksame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause58th pctReligion
Registered2013Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Forest Gate Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mitcheldean. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08310740). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Forest Gate Church reported income of £83k and spending of £71k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £57k to £83k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Forest Gate Church sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ymddiriedolaeth Mewn Cysylltiad Ag Eglwys Annibynnol Minny Street (£83k), The Bangladeshi Islamic Cultural Society (£83k) and Bedhampton Methodist Church (£83k).

Income and spending

£0£21k£42k£62k£83k2021 Income: £57,1452021 Spending: £46,94220212022 Income: £53,1032022 Spending: £61,46620222023 Income: £59,2952023 Spending: £53,50820232024 Income: £72,0822024 Spending: £70,13820242025 Income: £83,0992025 Spending: £70,9752025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Forest Gate Church is an independent evangelical Christian church based in the Forest of Dean and affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance. In addition to weekly worship, the church operates a diverse range of activities for Mothers and Toddlers, schoolchildren, young people and senior citizens. The church also supports mission activities across the UK and throughout the world.

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