United Reformed Church Trust

Analysis

United Reformed Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, United Reformed Church Trust reported income of £24.4m and spending of £23.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34.1m to £24.4m (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, United Reformed Church Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alpha International (£23.9m), The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge (£24.4m) and Westminster Fund (£23.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, investments 9.8% and charitable activities 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £237k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £539k. Reserves of £15.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 67 people.