Barnet Churches Action

Analysis

Barnet Churches Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08625115). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Barnet Churches Action reported income of £187k and spending of £158k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £163k to £187k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 46%. 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, Barnet Churches Action sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tehilois Yoel (£187k), Divine Exchange Christian Centre (£188k) and LUX Youth Project (£187k).