Lifespring Church and Centre

Analysis

Lifespring Church and Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12323109). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lifespring Church and Centre reported income of £214k and spending of £201k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £877k to £214k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifespring Church and Centre sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Scott Charitable Trust (£214k), Chislehurst Yfc Limited (£215k) and Hexham Community Church (£214k).