Church Estate (Including the Charity of Sir William Blackett the Younger)

Analysis

Church Estate (Including the Charity of Sir William Blackett the Younger) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Church Estate (Including the Charity of Sir William Blackett the Younger) reported income of £205k and spending of £228k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £210k to £205k (-2.0%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Estate (Including the Charity of Sir William Blackett the Younger) sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Andrew, Colyton, Devon. (£205k), Malayalam Gospel Church (£205k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ewell (£205k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.