The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited

Analysis

The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01023523). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited reported income of £563k and spending of £58k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £59k to £563k (+859%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 699%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swansea Minster (£563k), The Hampstead Village Shul (£563k) and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue Leeds (£562k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 13% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24k. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 439 months of spending at that rate.