Barkingside Community Trust

Analysis

Barkingside Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09149562). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Barkingside Community Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £2,726, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2025, income grew from £8,933 to £16k (+79%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 3144%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Barkingside Community Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Lane Independent Methodist Church, Liverpool (£16k), Cross O'th'hands Independent Chapel (£16k) and Loaves and Fishes Community Church Merthyr Tydfil (£16k).