Colaton Raleigh Church Preservation Fund

Analysis

Colaton Raleigh Church Preservation Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Colaton Raleigh Church Preservation Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £225, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2,408 to £12k (+416%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Colaton Raleigh Church Preservation Fund sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boaters Christian Fellowship (£12k), Keele Village Hall (£12k) and Muslim Welfare Association Rhyl (£12k).