Lord Street West United Church

Analysis

Lord Street West United Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lord Street West United Church reported income of £98k and spending of £367k, spending 373% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £129k to £98k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lord Street West United Church sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greek Church of the Annunciation, Manchester (£98k), Books Alive (£98k) and Living Vine Ministries (£98k).

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.