The Church at Carrs Lane

Analysis

The Church at Carrs Lane is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmimgham. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Church at Carrs Lane reported income of £163k and spending of £221k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £155k to £163k (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 162% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church at Carrs Lane sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% 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 With Community Limited (£163k), Bethel Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Bristol CIO (£163k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Verwood (£163k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.