Bideford Spiritualist Church

Analysis

Bideford Spiritualist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bideford Spiritualist Church reported income of £10k and spending of £7,500, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,832 to £10k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bideford Spiritualist Church sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Purchas Charitable Trust (£10k), Childwall Gospel Hall Trust (£10k) and Parkgate Spiritualist Church (£10k).