Grace Church Caversham

Analysis

Grace Church Caversham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grace Church Caversham reported income of £112k and spending of £94k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £118k to £112k (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Grace Church Caversham sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Anne's-On-Sea United Reformed Church Charity (£112k), The Hightower Church (£112k) and Y Care International (£112k).