The Worthing Tabernacle

Analysis

The Worthing Tabernacle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Worthing Tabernacle reported income of £183k and spending of £250k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £275k to £183k (-33%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Worthing Tabernacle sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bow Muslim Community Centre (£183k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Gidea Park (£183k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldhelm, Purbeck (£183k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.