Church Estate and Headborough Charity

Analysis

Church Estate and Headborough Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dereham. It was registered in February 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Estate and Headborough Charity reported income of £32k and spending of £25k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £32k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Church Estate and Headborough Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hospital of John Langham (£32k), Little Baddow Almshouses (£32k) and Hickling Village Hall (£32k).