Churches Together in Lancashire

Analysis

Churches Together in Lancashire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Churches Together in Lancashire reported income of £30k and spending of £50k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £30k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churches Together in Lancashire sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oldham Chapel (£30k), The Atwood Trust (£30k) and The Free Mission Church (£30k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.