Chapel of Life

Analysis

Chapel of Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09315818). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Chapel of Life reported income of £285k and spending of £255k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £357k to £285k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chapel of Life sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Storz Charitable Trust (£285k), The Red Hen Project (£285k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St.john and St.mary Devizes (£285k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.