Town Pastors (Bury St Edmunds)

Analysis

Town Pastors (Bury St Edmunds) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St. Edmunds. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Town Pastors (Bury St Edmunds) reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £27k to £20k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Town Pastors (Bury St Edmunds) sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tulsi Trust (£20k), The Conies (£20k) and Otterham and St Juliot Village Hall (£20k).