Church Pastoral Aid Society

Analysis

Church Pastoral Aid Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02673220). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Church Pastoral Aid Society reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.5m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Pastoral Aid Society 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban (£3.4m), CV Europe (£3.5m) and The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 33% and investments 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £281k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.