The Church Tenements Charities: Educational and Church Branches
Analysis
The Church Tenements Charities: Educational and Church Branches is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2024, The Church Tenements Charities: Educational and Church Branches reported income of £68k and spending of £48k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £53k to £68k (+30%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Church Tenements Charities: Educational and Church Branches sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Youth Service and Enterprise (£68k), Sri Lankan Medical and Dental Association in the United Kingdom (£68k) and Freemen's School Association 2012 (£68k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides one-off, small, grants for educational purposes to young people under the age of 25 years either resident within, or studying at an establishment within, the London Borough of Croydon. Grants are awarded to those demonstrating financial hardship, for items such as books, stationery, uniforms, travel to and from school/college, school trips and music tuition and instruments.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| World Youth Service and Enterprise | Oxfordshire | £68k |
| Sri Lankan Medical and Dental Association in the United Kingdom | Nottingham | £68k |
| Freemen's School Association 2012 | Surrey | £68k |
| Friends of Penny Bridge | Ulverston | £68k |