Living Bread Fellowship Church

Analysis

Living Bread Fellowship Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 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 company (Companies House number 08086107). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Living Bread Fellowship Church reported income of £26k and spending of £27k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £36k to £26k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living Bread Fellowship Church sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutton St James United Charities (£26k), The Brading Town Trust (£26k) and Lesbian Immigration Support Group (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.