Church Lands

Analysis

Church Lands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 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, Church Lands reported income of £27k and spending of £46k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £27k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Lands sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include German Speaking Church Newcastle (£27k), Harrogate Christian Spiritual Healing Church (£27k) and Care and Community (£27k).