The Community of the Resurrection

Analysis

The Community of the Resurrection is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mirfield. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00247772). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Community of the Resurrection reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.1m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Community of the Resurrection sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Launde Abbey Trust (£1.7m), Halal Food Foundation Ltd (£1.7m) and The Titus Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, investments 24%, donations and legacies 18% and trading 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £37k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,000. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

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.