Fountain Gate Chapel (Harlow)

Analysis

Fountain Gate Chapel (Harlow) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 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 human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Fountain Gate Chapel (Harlow) reported income of £148k and spending of £84k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £55k to £148k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fountain Gate Chapel (Harlow) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Hope for All Nations (£147k), Hertford and District Foodbank (£148k) and Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (£147k).