Church Lands

Analysis

Church Lands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Church Lands reported income of £12k and spending of £18k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church Lands sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amc Financial Hardship Foundation (£12k), Bewick Charitable Trust (£12k) and Maranatha Christian Outreach Ministries (£12k).

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.