The Church Renewal Trust

Analysis

The Church Renewal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06849860). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Church Renewal Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £190k, spending 259% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £225k to £73k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 66619%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church Renewal Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Community Church (£73k), St Mary the Virgin Alveley Parochial Church Council (£73k) and Oakley Holidays (£73k).

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.