South Chard Church

Analysis

South Chard Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chard. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Chard Church reported income of £49k and spending of £55k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £62k to £49k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Chard Church sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Retired Ministers' and Widows' Fund (£49k), The Combined Cutlers Company Charitable Trust (£49k) and William Dudley Trust (£49k).