New Covenant Church Bermondsey

Analysis

New Covenant Church Bermondsey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, New Covenant Church Bermondsey reported income of £547k and spending of £410k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £428k to £547k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, New Covenant Church Bermondsey sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Riverside Church (£547k), Brighter Living Partnership (£547k) and The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation (UK) (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, charitable activities 14% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £35k. Reserves of £602k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.