Free Church of England Central Trust

Analysis

Free Church of England Central Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00366710). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Free Church of England Central Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £286k, spending 373% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £77k to £77k (-0.8%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 351%. Over the whole period it spent 186% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Free Church of England Central Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brackenhall Community Trust Limited (£77k), The Cardinal Glemp Primate of Poland Endowment Foundation in Great Britain (£77k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael, Taunton (£77k).