The Co-Mission Churches Trust

Analysis

The Co-Mission Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07496944). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Co-Mission Churches Trust reported income of £5.0m and spending of £4.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.3m to £5.0m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Co-Mission Churches Trust sits at the 99th 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 The Goyal Foundation (£5.0m), London Legal Support Trust (£5.0m) and The Westminster Foundation (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 3.7% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £440k. Reserves of £10.1m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.