Church Society

Analysis

Church Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00213142). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Society reported income of £301k and spending of £320k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £301k to £301k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of South Beddington and Roundshaw, Incorporating St Michael & All Angels Church South Beddington and St Paul's Church Roundshaw (£301k), St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church (£301k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Coventry (£301k).