City Temple Urc

Analysis

City Temple Urc is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08357702). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, City Temple Urc reported income of £246k and spending of £158k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £312k to £246k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 322%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City Temple Urc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyra in Africa (£246k), Chai Network (£246k) and New Forest Basics Bank (£245k).