Bishopsgate Church Foundation

Analysis

Bishopsgate Church Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bishopsgate Church Foundation reported income of £28k and spending of £93k, spending 331% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £28k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 202% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bishopsgate Church Foundation sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guarlford and Madresfield with Newland PCC (£28k), Grace Church Loughborough (£28k) and Garden of Eden (£28k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.