Providence Chapel

Analysis

Providence Chapel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Providence Chapel reported income of £31k and spending of £41k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £26k to £31k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Providence Chapel sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sueberry Limited (£31k), The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society (£31k) and The Black and Minority Ethnic Young Peoples' Project (£31k).