Church Close

Analysis

Church Close is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Church Close reported income of £45k and spending of £50k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £55k to £45k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. 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, Church Close sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grimsby Trinity Church of the Nazarene (£45k), Oxford Mosque Society (£45k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God Winning Faith Chapel (£45k).

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.