Charity for a Vicarage and Augmentation of the Income of the Vicar

Analysis

Charity for a Vicarage and Augmentation of the Income of the Vicar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charity for a Vicarage and Augmentation of the Income of the Vicar reported income of £45k and spending of £47k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £45k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Charity for a Vicarage and Augmentation of the Income of the Vicar sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutton St James Baptist Church (£44k), First Church of Christ Scientist Oxford (£45k) and Sunrise Church (£44k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.