The Dedham Ecclesiastical Lectureship

Analysis

The Dedham Ecclesiastical Lectureship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Dedham Ecclesiastical Lectureship reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £22k to £19k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Dedham Ecclesiastical Lectureship sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Clinic and Resurrection Power Ministry (FCRPM) (£19k), Twelve Apostles' Church in Christ (£19k) and The Alamiyah Institute (£19k).