The Liberty Church

Analysis

The Liberty Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09617844). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Liberty Church reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.6m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Liberty Church sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ezras Achim UK (£3.6m), Kabbalah Centre (£3.6m) and Tyndale House and Institute (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.