Anglican Consultative Council
Analysis
Anglican Consultative Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07311767). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Anglican Consultative Council reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.6m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Anglican Consultative Council sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond) (£3.6m), Anti-Slavery International (£3.7m) and Assemblies of God Incorporated (£3.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £147k. Reserves of £571k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 97%
- Investments 2.1%
- Other 0.7%
In the charity's own words
Supporting the common life of the churches of the Anglican Communion by resourcing its Instruments of Communion (the Anglican Consultative Council , the Primates Meeting and the Lambeth Conference) to develop agreed Anglican policies in the world mission of the Church and to encourage and guide Anglican participation in ecumenical dialogue and inter faith work at international level
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond) | London | £3.6m |
| Anti-Slavery International | London | £3.7m |
| Assemblies of God Incorporated | Manchester | £3.5m |
| The Shree Swaminarayan Temple | London | £3.9m |