Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Analysis

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Helston. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cornwall Historic Churches Trust reported income of £333k and spending of £177k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £74k to £333k (+353%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 258%. 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, Cornwall Historic Churches Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Bristol (£333k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew, Triangle and All Saints (£333k) and Friends of Norwich Cathedral (£333k).