Emmanuel Community Church International

Analysis

Emmanuel Community Church International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Emmanuel Community Church International reported income of £532k and spending of £621k, spending 117% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmanuel Community Church International 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bridge Homelessness to Hope (£532k), Furniture Recycling Project (£532k) and Coatham House (£531k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and charitable activities 28%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £144k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

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.