Hope Church Merthyr

Analysis

Hope Church Merthyr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in June 2019, 7 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope Church Merthyr reported income of £336k and spending of £269k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £152k to £336k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hope Church Merthyr 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Johns, Walmley (£336k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kemsing and Woodlands (£336k) and Bradford North Methodist Circuit (£336k).