The Archbishop of Canterbury's Anglican Communion Fund

Analysis

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Anglican Communion Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Archbishop of Canterbury's Anglican Communion Fund reported income of £580k and spending of £678k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £916k to £580k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Archbishop of Canterbury's Anglican Communion Fund sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust (£580k), East Midland Baptist Association (£581k) and Euston Church (£579k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 5.0%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £555k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.