The Anglican Central Naval Church Fund (Acncf)

Analysis

The Anglican Central Naval Church Fund (Acncf) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Anglican Central Naval Church Fund (Acncf) reported income of £77k and spending of £53k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £27k to £77k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Anglican Central Naval Church Fund (Acncf) sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter and St Paul Wisbech (£77k), Word and Worship Trust (£78k) and The Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (£77k).