Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England

Analysis

Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England reported income of £32k and spending of £37k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £32k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England 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 Hilltop Community Association (Canterbury) (£32k), West Meads Community Centre & Association (£32k) and Masjid & Imambargah Shuhdae Karbala (£32k).