Christchurch Banstead

Analysis

Christchurch Banstead is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banstead. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06700653). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch Banstead reported income of £996k and spending of £714k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £575k to £996k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christchurch Banstead sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit (£996k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Winchester (£997k) and Darul Uloom Leicester Trust (£994k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, charitable activities 18% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,029. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,626. Reserves of £155k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.