The Emmanuel Community Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

The Emmanuel Community Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02939315). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Emmanuel Community Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £8.3m and spending of £8.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £8.3m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Emmanuel Community Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Shirkatul Islamiyyah (£8.3m), PBCC Properties UK (£8.3m) and The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 93% and donations and legacies 6.5%. Charitable activities took 8.2% of spending and raising funds 91%. Grants to other organisations totalled £661k. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.