Freedom Church Hereford

Analysis

Freedom Church Hereford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Freedom Church Hereford reported income of £862k and spending of £880k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £862k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Freedom Church Hereford sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampshire Medical Fund (£862k), The Bridge Central (£863k) and Police Care UK (£862k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, investments 13% and charitable activities 9.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43k. Reserves of £326k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.