The Evangelical Church

Analysis

The Evangelical Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in June 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 other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Evangelical Church reported income of £117k and spending of £126k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £76k to £117k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Evangelical Church sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Bridges in Burnley (£117k), Ajc-Magen Avraham (£117k) and Priory Community Association (£117k).

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.