Town Lands or Church and Poor Estate

Analysis

Town Lands or Church and Poor Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Town Lands or Church and Poor Estate reported income of £18k and spending of £19k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £18k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Town Lands or Church and Poor Estate sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Howe Trust (Wheatley) (£18k), Cleddau Community Church (£18k) and Ramsden Heath Christian Growth Centre (£18k).