Smethwick Church Action Network

Analysis

Smethwick Church Action Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smethwick Church Action Network reported income of £150k and spending of £170k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £202k to £150k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smethwick Church Action Network sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pundarika UK (£150k), Faith in Action (£150k) and Rickfords Hill Publishing Ltd (£150k).