Cornerstone Collective of Churches

Analysis

Cornerstone Collective of Churches is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cornerstone Collective of Churches reported income of £985k and spending of £773k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £605k to £985k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cornerstone Collective of Churches sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Oxford (£985k), Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church (£985k) and Tiferes High School Ltd (£985k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%, trading 1.9% and charitable activities 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.