Trust Property and Funds Held in Connection with St Columba's Church and Congregation

Analysis

Trust Property and Funds Held in Connection with St Columba's Church and Congregation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Trust Property and Funds Held in Connection with St Columba's Church and Congregation reported income of £1.0m and spending of £783k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £723k to £1.0m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trust Property and Funds Held in Connection with St Columba's Church and Congregation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canvey Kehilla Ltd (£1000k), Muslim Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Community of Leicester (£1.0m) and The Green Dome Academy (£999k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 31% and investments 23%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £57k. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 50 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.