The Village Church Formby

Analysis

The Village Church Formby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Village Church Formby reported income of £40k and spending of £60k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £40k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Village Church Formby sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maldon Council of Churches (£40k), Mobilise Global (£40k) and Oakham Evangelical Church (£40k).

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.