Benwell Christian Shop Project

Analysis

Benwell Christian Shop Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02349218). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Benwell Christian Shop Project reported income of £78k and spending of £67k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £78k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Benwell Christian Shop Project sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethesda Cambridge Tamil Church (£78k), The David Family Foundation (£78k) and Moxie Foundation (£78k).