The Conference of Religious of England and Wales

Analysis

The Conference of Religious of England and Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Conference of Religious of England and Wales reported income of £265k and spending of £256k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £263k to £265k (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Conference of Religious of England and Wales sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Methodist Circuit (£265k), Adventist Radio London (£265k) and Bents Green Methodist Church (£265k).