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Rotherhithe Free Church

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 237780LondonPoverty relief
Income£61k2024-12-31
Spending£159ksame year
Spent / received130%4-year average
Size in its cause59th pctPoverty relief
Registered2013Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Rotherhithe Free Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Rotherhithe Free Church reported income of £61k and spending of £159k, spending 261% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £63k to £61k (-3.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rotherhithe Free Church sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Swaminarayan Din Dayal Seva Trust (£61k), Ladywood Community Project (£61k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God, House of Love Coventry (£61k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.

Income and spending

£0£40k£79k£119k£159k2021 Income: £62,8692021 Spending: £59,35920212022 Income: £70,3282022 Spending: £59,44620222023 Income: £78,1632023 Spending: £76,78420232024 Income: £60,8512024 Spending: £158,5632024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

1.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; 2. TO USE THE TRUST PREMISES FOR CARRYING ON OF ANY RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE MORAL OR PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION OR WORK; 3. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; 4. TRUSTEES' MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH TO PROMOTE ITS OBJECTS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Shree Swaminarayan Din Dayal Seva TrustLondon£61k
Ladywood Community ProjectBirmingham£61k
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, House of Love CoventryHenley in Arden£61k
The Raft FoundationLancashire£61k