The Apostolic Church

Analysis

The Apostolic Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in May 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Apostolic Church reported income of £6.4m and spending of £6.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.4m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Apostolic Church sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairshare Educational Foundation (£6.4m), The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs (£6.4m) and Salford Community & Voluntary Services (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 15% and investments 5.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £62k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £21.5m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate. It employed 81 people.