Estuary and Mountain Mission Area
Analysis
Estuary and Mountain Mission Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holywell. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Estuary and Mountain Mission Area reported income of £548k and spending of £549k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £378k to £548k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Estuary and Mountain Mission Area sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion (£547k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Richmond, Surrey (£548k) and Law of Truth Talmudical College (£547k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 20%, charitable activities 8.5% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £361k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 55%
- Legacies 9.2%
- Charitable activities 8.5%
- Trading 20%
- Investments 3.5%
- Other 3.6%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in the Estuary and Mountain Mission Area, North East Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion | Cambridge | £547k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Richmond, Surrey | Richmond | £548k |
| Law of Truth Talmudical College | London | £547k |
| Shri Paramhans Advait Mat - UK | London | £548k |