Church in the Community Group of Churches

Analysis

Church in the Community Group of Churches is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08307569). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Church in the Community Group of Churches reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £43k to £17k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 41%. 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, Church in the Community Group of Churches sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brierley Green Congregational Chapel (£17k), The Almshouse Charity of the Foundation of Sir Robert Gardiner (£17k) and Christian Pentecostal Mission International, London (£17k).