The Community of Grace

Analysis

The Community of Grace is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Community of Grace reported income of £42k and spending of £43k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £42k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Community of Grace sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bildeston Baptist Church (£42k), Lymm Youth & Community Association Limited (£42k) and The Lady Tangye Trust Limited (£41k).

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.