Thurleigh Church Estate

Analysis

Thurleigh Church Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, Thurleigh Church Estate reported income of £14k and spending of £8,973, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £14k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Thurleigh Church Estate sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Misses Perks Memorial Mission Highcliffe (£14k), Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Institute (£14k) and The British Region of the International Ecumenical Fellowship (£14k).