Church Lands

Analysis

Church Lands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Lands reported income of £21k and spending of £15k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £21k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. 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, Church Lands sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Renewal Trust (£21k), The Churches Fellowship for Psychical and Spiritual Studies (£21k) and Ibex - Churches Working with the Economy (£21k).