The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust

Analysis

The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00101685). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust reported income of £3.9m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £806k to £3.9m (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homeless Action (£3.8m), Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited (£4.0m) and Villa Scalabrini (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 13% and charitable activities 7.3%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Grants to other organisations totalled £689k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.