Olivet Assembly

Analysis

Olivet Assembly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in September 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09571506). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Olivet Assembly reported income of £1.2m and spending of £895k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £789k to £1.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Olivet Assembly sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Reformed Church (Yorkshire Province) Trust Ltd (£1.2m), Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de Jesucristo Internacional (£1.2m) and Les Filles de LA Croix (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 3.9%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £71k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.