Avening Church of England Educational Fund

Analysis

Avening Church of England Educational Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Avening Church of England Educational Fund reported income of £18k and spending of £17k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £18k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Avening Church of England Educational Fund sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aspinall Trust (£18k), Watts Wood Sports and Community Trust (£18k) and Connect Mid-Devon (£18k).