Churchcentral Trust

Analysis

Churchcentral Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 05834930). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Churchcentral Trust reported income of £671k and spending of £592k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £605k to £671k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Churchcentral Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Hardman Trust (£670k), Iag UK & Europe (£671k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster (£670k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 4.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £38k. Reserves of £57k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.