The Ecclesiastical Law Society

Analysis

The Ecclesiastical Law Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Ecclesiastical Law Society reported income of £91k and spending of £87k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £30k to £91k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ecclesiastical Law Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrowbarrow and Metherell Pre-School (£91k), Emi Archive Trust (£91k) and Naunton Park Pre-School Playgroup (£91k).