The Church Estate

Analysis

The Church Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Church Estate reported income of £57k and spending of £28k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £57k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church Estate sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nordelph Village Hall (£57k), Casa de Oracion UK (£57k) and The Parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Ecumenical Patriarchate) (£57k).