Countess Free Church, Ely

Analysis

Countess Free Church, Ely is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Countess Free Church, Ely reported income of £86k and spending of £98k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £71k to £86k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Countess Free Church, Ely sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soulscape (£86k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flixton St John, Manchester (£86k) and Milton Keynes Jamee Masjid (£86k).