Church Growth Trust Limited

Analysis

Church Growth Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oakham. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07352319). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Church Growth Trust Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £931k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Growth Trust Limited 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathedral Church of St Nicholas in Newcastle (£1.5m), East Anglia District of the Methodist Church (£1.5m) and Maidstone YMCA (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 46% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £420k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.