Thynne's Ecclesiastical Charity

Analysis

Thynne's Ecclesiastical Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warminster. It was registered in August 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Thynne's Ecclesiastical Charity reported income of £12k and spending of £17k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £12k (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. 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, Thynne's Ecclesiastical Charity sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cursillo Chester (£12k), New Life (In Christ) Ministries (£12k) and Westcliff National Spiritualist Church (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.