Cheltenham United Reformed Church

Analysis

Cheltenham United Reformed Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cheltenham United Reformed Church reported income of £326k and spending of £494k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £120k to £326k (+170%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cheltenham United Reformed Church sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kettering Christ the King (£326k), Northern Inter-Schools Christian Union (£326k) and Mentor Wise (£325k).

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.