Faith in Action

Analysis

Faith in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crawley. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Faith in Action reported income of £150k and spending of £150k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £80k to £150k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Faith in Action sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smethwick Church Action Network (£150k), Great Barton Free Church (£150k) and Pundarika UK (£150k).