Ridgeway Church St Albans
Analysis
Ridgeway Church St Albans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in July 2018, 8 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 services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Ridgeway Church St Albans reported income of £152k and spending of £158k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £118k to £152k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ridgeway Church St Albans sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret, Burnage (£152k), The267project (£152k) and Ghana Muslim Welfare Centre (£152k).
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
The purposes are:The advancement of the Christian faith in St Albans through Bible teaching.Activities that are, in the opinion of the church members, consistent with the Christian faith: relief of hardship of those in need; the education and social welfare of those known to church members. These are undertaken consistent with the doctrinal distinctives stated in the church handbook.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Margaret, Burnage | Manchester | £152k |
| The267project | Hertfordshire | £152k |
| Ghana Muslim Welfare Centre | London | £152k |
| Thetford Diss and Mildenhall Methodist Circuit | Thetford | £152k |