Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust

Analysis

Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust reported income of £20.2m and spending of £21.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17.3m to £20.2m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. 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, Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Queen's College, Oxford (£19.9m), Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (£20.7m) and The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford (£19.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57%, trading 15%, charitable activities 10% and investments 5.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £531k. Reserves of £9.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 305 people.