The United Reformed Church East Midlands Synod Incorporated

Analysis

The United Reformed Church East Midlands Synod Incorporated is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01566806). 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 East Midlands Synod Incorporated reported income of £6.7m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £6.7m (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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 East Midlands Synod Incorporated sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (£6.6m), Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru (£6.7m) and Church Revitalisation Trust (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, investments 6.3% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £998k. Reserves of £20.8m would cover about 107 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.