Church Estate

Analysis

Church Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in May 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Estate reported income of £80k and spending of £70k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £80k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Church Estate sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holme Christian Fellowship (£79k), Ockenden International (£80k) and The Axe Valley Christian Trust (£79k).