The Warwickshire and Coventry Historic Churches Trust
Analysis
The Warwickshire and Coventry Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in January 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Warwickshire and Coventry Historic Churches Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £8,042, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,621 to £12k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Warwickshire and Coventry Historic Churches Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fusilier Museum Memorial Trust (£12k), Recycling Organisation for Research Opportunities (£12k) and The Friends of Saint Stephen on the Cliffs Blackpool (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To give grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, beautification and reconstruction of churches in Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands that are within the diocese of Coventry and of monuments, fittings fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments, bells, clocks and chattels in such churches and the churchyards belonging to any of such churches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Fusilier Museum Memorial Trust | Liverpool | £12k |
| Recycling Organisation for Research Opportunities | Todmorden | £12k |
| The Friends of Saint Stephen on the Cliffs Blackpool | Blackpool | £12k |
| Baffins Pond Association | Portsmouth | £12k |