Church Estate

Analysis

Church Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in January 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Estate reported income of £31k and spending of £35k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £36k to £31k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Estate sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% 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 Renovare, Britain and Ireland (£31k), Life Church, Horncastle (£31k) and The Association for Creation Spirituality (£31k).