Eastern Region Ministry Course
Analysis
Eastern Region Ministry Course is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04258802). It says it provides human resources, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Eastern Region Ministry Course reported income of £655k and spending of £580k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £502k to £655k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Eastern Region Ministry Course 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Barnsbury Team Ministry (£654k), The Peace Movement (£655k) and Coleg Y Bedyddwyr Caerdydd / Cardiff Baptist College (£654k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £490k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 94%
- Investments 1.5%
- Other 4.1%
In the charity's own words
ERMC trains men and women for the ministry of the Churches of a region which includes the Anglican Dioceses of Ely, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Norwich and Peterborough, Chelmsford and the Diocese of St Albans. We serve the Methodist and United Reformed Churches in the same region and also the Anglican Diocese of Europe.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Barnsbury Team Ministry | London | £654k |
| The Peace Movement | Grays | £655k |
| Coleg Y Bedyddwyr Caerdydd / Cardiff Baptist College | Cardiff | £654k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead | London | £656k |