Freedom Church Romsey

Analysis

Freedom Church Romsey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romsey. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Freedom Church Romsey reported income of £635k and spending of £452k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £382k to £635k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Freedom Church Romsey sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The a S Charitable Trust (£618k), Hakuna Matata (£650k) and The Church of God World-Wide Mission International (Pentecostal) (£611k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £113k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.