Intercontinental Church Society

Analysis

Intercontinental Church Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03630342). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Intercontinental Church Society reported income of £502k and spending of £702k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £393k to £502k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Intercontinental Church Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Wallington (£502k), The Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit (£502k) and Contagious Bible Ministries (£501k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, investments 20% and charitable activities 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £96k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.