Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church

Analysis

Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sawbridgeworth. It was registered in January 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church reported income of £317k and spending of £185k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to April 2025, income grew from £229k to £317k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Hanuman Temple (£317k), Compass Church Wellingborough (£317k) and Magdalen Road Evangelical Free Church (£317k).