Cornerstone Ministries

Analysis

Cornerstone Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walton-on-Thames. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08515898). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cornerstone Ministries reported income of £322k and spending of £424k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £196k to £322k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 153% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cornerstone Ministries sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Aldates Parochial Charity (£322k), Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank (£322k) and The British Jewish Heritage Society (£321k).

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.