The Church Estate,bishopthorpe

Analysis

The Church Estate,bishopthorpe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Church Estate,bishopthorpe reported income of £12k and spending of £29k, spending 249% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £7,222 to £12k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church Estate,bishopthorpe sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Word Christian Church - UK (£12k), Zichron Shmuel CIO (£12k) and Old British School (£12k).