Trinity Church, Brentwood

Analysis

Trinity Church, Brentwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 2006, 20 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 05642162). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Trinity Church, Brentwood reported income of £522k and spending of £624k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £5.1m to £522k (-90%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trinity Church, Brentwood 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 Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Framlingham (£522k), Alyn Mission Area (£523k) and Oldham Central Masjid & Islamic Centre (£522k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, investments 6.5% and trading 4.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £57k. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 119 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.