The Norfolk Churches Trust Limited

Analysis

The Norfolk Churches Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01247797). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Norfolk Churches Trust Limited reported income of £451k and spending of £410k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £321k to £451k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Norfolk Churches Trust Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover Community Church (£451k), Idaara Maarif-E-Islam (£452k) and Future Dharma Fund (£451k).