Belmont Abbey General CIO

Analysis

Belmont Abbey General CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 2020, 6 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Belmont Abbey General CIO reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £7.4m to £1.2m (-84%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Belmont Abbey General CIO sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Lifeline Church (£1.2m), Stobart Newlands Charitable Trust (£1.2m) and Ramgarhia Board Leicester & Leicestershire (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, investments 30%, trading 17% and charitable activities 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.