The Diocese of Ely Religious Educational Trust

Analysis

The Diocese of Ely Religious Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in September 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Diocese of Ely Religious Educational Trust reported income of £88k and spending of £79k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £88k (+692%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 533%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Diocese of Ely Religious Educational Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Majesty Christian Centre (£88k), Shaftesbury Abbey and Museum Preservation Trust Company Limited (£88k) and New Park Road Baptist Church (£88k).