Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

Analysis

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05661787). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland reported income of £558k and spending of £724k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £544k to £558k (+2.5%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Plymouth Charity Trust (£558k), Bromsgrove and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£558k) and Near Neighbours (£557k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 69%, donations and legacies 27% and charitable activities 4.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14k. Reserves of £821k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 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.