Pool Mission Area
Analysis
Pool Mission Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Pool Mission Area reported income of £330k and spending of £397k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £814k to £330k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pool Mission Area sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Bourne (£330k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Francis, Salisbury (£330k) and Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff (£330k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide religious services, which are open to all, that take place in the churches and other buildings within the Pool Mission Area covering Welshpool and surrounding communities. Within that area, the nature of the Anglican church is that it seeks to serve the whole community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Bourne | Farnham | £330k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Francis, Salisbury | Wiltshire | £330k |
| Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff | Cardiff | £330k |
| Springfield Gospel Trust | Chichester | £330k |