Life Church Ministries

Analysis

Life Church Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11973632). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Life Church Ministries reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.7m to £1.7m (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Life Church Ministries sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Slough (£1.7m), Afghan Ekta Cultural/Religious Community Centre (£1.7m) and Truro Methodist Church (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 21% and charitable activities 9.9%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 38 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.