The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches

Analysis

The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches reported income of £863k and spending of £1.2m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £889k to £863k (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Crawley (£862k), Ilm Schools (£864k) and Epsom Methodist Church (£861k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 26%, investments 19% and trading 4.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £94k. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.