Brook Chapel

Analysis

Brook Chapel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Brook Chapel reported income of £62k and spending of £43k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £32k to £62k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brook Chapel sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clevedon Family Church (£62k), Pillars of Truth Ministry Trust (£62k) and Clay Cross Foodbank (£62k).