Christchurch Abbeydale

Analysis

Christchurch Abbeydale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch Abbeydale reported income of £99k and spending of £73k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £81k to £99k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christchurch Abbeydale sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forum of Christian Leaders UK CIO (£99k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip's Kelsall (£99k) and Southern East Anglia Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (£99k).