Church in the Peak

Analysis

Church in the Peak is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in April 2014, 12 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church in the Peak reported income of £310k and spending of £376k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £323k to £310k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church in the Peak 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 Community Connect Foundation (£310k), York Foodbank (£310k) and Clifton Learning Partnership (£309k).

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.