Wetherby St James Church Centre Trust
Analysis
Wetherby St James Church Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wetherby. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wetherby St James Church Centre Trust reported income of £97k and spending of £101k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £97k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wetherby St James Church Centre Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Holy Ghost Zone Norwich (£97k), Mount Road Baptist Church, Hinckley (£97k) and The Uxbridge Centre (£97k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the charity is to further the religious and other charitable work ofthe Church of England in the parish of Wetherby. The charity discharges this objective by distributing grants in response to grant applications from third parties. A Grants Committee make recomendations to the trust for each application; the recommendations address eligibility, award and timing of grants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Holy Ghost Zone Norwich | Norfolk | £97k |
| Mount Road Baptist Church, Hinckley | Hinckley | £97k |
| The Uxbridge Centre | Middlesex | £97k |
| Baptist Heritage Assets (Bugbrooke) CIO | Northampton | £97k |