Congleton United Reformed Church

Analysis

Congleton United Reformed Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Congleton. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Congleton United Reformed Church reported income of £21k and spending of £41k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £21k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Congleton United Reformed Church sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help Close by (£21k), Kera Kundanpur Youth Wing (UK) (£21k) and Mama Mwila Trust (£21k).

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.