The Woodlands House of Prayer

Analysis

The Woodlands House of Prayer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08606484). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Woodlands House of Prayer reported income of £66k and spending of £135k, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £214k to £66k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Woodlands House of Prayer sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darul Ikhlas (£66k), The Jamiat Ahl-E-Hadith Nelson (£66k) and Urban Community Projects (£66k).