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Alive City Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1169786SurreyReligion
Income£378k2026-06-30
Spending£237ksame year
Spent / received76%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctReligion
Registered2016CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Alive City Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 2016, 10 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Alive City Church reported income of £378k and spending of £237k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £69k to £378k (+447%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Alive City Church sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Saviours St Albans (£378k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter High Harrogate (£378k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of All Saints Highertown and Baldhu (£378k).

Income and spending

£0£95k£189k£284k£378k2022 Income: £69,1632022 Spending: £101,97020222023 Income: £79,7582023 Spending: £67,33920232024 Income: £150,4262024 Spending: £117,87620242025 Income: £223,4872025 Spending: £161,63220252026 Income: £378,1892026 Spending: £236,5242026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We advance the Christian faith through worship services, prayer meetings, teaching events and conferences. We support our community through youth mentoring, creative arts and sports, family support including food distribution and counselling, volunteering and intergenerational programmes, and education, skills and employability training.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Saviours St AlbansSt Albans£378k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter High HarrogateHarrogate£378k
The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of All Saints Highertown and BaldhuCornwall£378k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter & St Paul, BassingbournRoyston£379k