The Edge Ministries

Analysis

The Edge Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Edge Ministries reported income of £318k and spending of £356k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £147k to £318k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 603%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Edge Ministries sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 Chartered Accountants' Livery Charity (£318k), Globalteer (£318k) and Mountain of Mercy (£317k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.