St Luke's Proprietary Chapel, Posbury

Analysis

St Luke's Proprietary Chapel, Posbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crediton. It was registered in August 2017, 9 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Luke's Proprietary Chapel, Posbury reported income of £16k and spending of £8,423, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,440 to £16k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Luke's Proprietary Chapel, Posbury sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Ragener of Northampton Orthodox Christian Property Trust (£16k), The Lord's Heart Ministry (£16k) and The Beshara Trust (£16k).