Church Estate Charity

Analysis

Church Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Estate Charity reported income of £21k and spending of £3,966, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £21k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Estate Charity 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 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashford Hill Village Hall (£21k), Alyaqeen Trust (£21k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cornworthy (£21k).