Church Field Trust (Buckley)

Analysis

Church Field Trust (Buckley) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Flintshire. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Church Field Trust (Buckley) reported income of £11k and spending of £26k, spending 235% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £16k to £11k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 166% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Field Trust (Buckley) sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church and Media Network (£11k), Candidates for Ordination Fund of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary (£11k) and Trust Properties Held Icw Christ (Free) Church, Goldenhill (£11k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.