The United Reformed Church (West Midlands) Trust Limited

Analysis

The United Reformed Church (West Midlands) Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01337047). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Reformed Church (West Midlands) Trust Limited reported income of £3.4m and spending of £4.1m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £933k to £3.4m (+262%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The United Reformed Church (West Midlands) Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ateres Beis Yaakov Limited (£3.4m), The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield (£3.4m) and The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 22%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.3m. Reserves of £11.5m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.