Ordination Candidates Training Fund Incorporated Trust Limited
Analysis
Ordination Candidates Training Fund Incorporated Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00333693). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2026, Ordination Candidates Training Fund Incorporated Trust Limited reported income of £19k and spending of £32k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £18k to £19k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ordination Candidates Training Fund Incorporated Trust Limited sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Le Cornu Charitable Trust (£19k), Hill Park Baptist Church (Independent) (£19k) and Hampshire Regional Fellowship (£19k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Trust is to give grants for the training of candidates for Holy Orders in the Church of England and for foreign mission work.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Le Cornu Charitable Trust | Kent | £19k |
| Hill Park Baptist Church (Independent) | Haverfordwest | £19k |
| Hampshire Regional Fellowship | Southampton | £19k |
| Leysdown Village Hall | Kent | £19k |