Chiltern Evangelical Church

Analysis

Chiltern Evangelical Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sonning Common. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chiltern Evangelical Church reported income of £122k and spending of £184k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £79k to £122k (+55%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chiltern 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 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toxteth Women's Centre (£122k), Lingate Charitable Trust (£122k) and Jamiah Education and Relief Trust (£122k).