The Prayerhouse

Analysis

The Prayerhouse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Prayerhouse reported income of £147k and spending of £158k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £156k to £147k (-6.0%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Prayerhouse sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churches in Communities International (£147k), Shop & Drop (£147k) and Taunton Vineyard Church (£147k).