Lifeway Church

Analysis

Lifeway Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Lifeway Church reported income of £52k and spending of £59k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £49k to £52k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lifeway Church sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crown of Christ Gospel Church (£52k), York Liberal Jewish Community (£52k) and Ridley Community Church (£52k).