The Queen Victoria Clergy Fund
Analysis
The Queen Victoria Clergy Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Queen Victoria Clergy Fund reported income of £139k and spending of £161k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £140k to £139k (-1.0%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Queen Victoria Clergy Fund sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raynes Park Korean Church (£139k), The Millfield House Foundation (1) (£139k) and John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses (£139k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Fund provides relief to serving C-of-E clergy in financial need. It does not consider individual applications but apportions its annual charitable income among the 42 dioceses of the C-of-E using an agreed formula. Each diocese applies the Fund's grant on a confidential basis through its discretionary funds.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Raynes Park Korean Church | New Malden | £139k |
| The Millfield House Foundation (1) | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £139k |
| John Bowley and Sherwood Almshouses | Ashford | £139k |
| Green Hill Trust | Buckinghamshire | £139k |