Freedom Church Chester

Analysis

Freedom Church Chester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Freedom Church Chester reported income of £104k and spending of £101k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £63k to £104k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Freedom Church Chester sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ann Crowe's and Wright's Almshouse Charity (£104k), Educate Girls (£105k) and Nayk Foundation (£104k).