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Religion Charities That specialise in Church or place of worship

Discover 4,027 Religion charities that specialise in church or place of worship. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,027
Charities
£5,651,244,260
Total Income
£700,799
Avg Income
89.5%
Program Ratio

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Hody's Charity

Religion

Small grants for young students or apprentices. Applicants must be at least 16 and not more than 21 years of age, and must live in the ecclesiastical parish of Monks Risborough with Owlswick, or have a connection with either St Dunstan's Church or St Peter's Chapel. The grant is to be used for the applicant's personal or professional development.

Latest Income: £757
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Church Lands

Religion

Money given to 'maids' and 'batchlors' born and brought up within the village and then married in the Parish Churchs - 4/7ths of the charity income obtained by field rental automatically given to the Parish Church

Latest Income: £750
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Woodspring Christian Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Making Grants for Christian church use

Latest Income: £750
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Alexander Charity Of Stow-On-The-Wold

Heritage, Religion

We assist in the supply of funds for the maintenance and repair of St Edwards Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire and for the church's work.

Latest Income: £746
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Henry John Randall

Religion

The supplementation of the stipend of a rector of the Church in Wales at St Brides Major

Latest Income: £744
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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Charles Blowey

Facilities, Religion, Social welfare

We exist for the relief of poverty in the parish and the upkeep of the churchyard and fabric of St Sampson's Church, Golant

Latest Income: £742
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Duncan Neale - (duncan Neale Benefaction - Holy Cross Church Share)

Facilities, Religion

maintaining church and churchyard at Holy Cross Sherston

Latest Income: £742
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The St James South Elmham Parochial Charity

Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Maintenance and repair of the fabric of the parish church and for maintenance of services and furniture thereof. Any excess of income may be applied for the general benefit of the poor, resident in the parish.

Latest Income: £734
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Codicote Church Belfry Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

The object of the fund shall be to advance the Christian Religion by providing financial assistance to St Giles Church in the Parish of Codicote in the County of Hertfordshire for the purpose of maintaining and improving all aspects of its bell ringing and its bell installations by making grants to it. Also to contribute to expenses incurred in training of bellringers,

Latest Income: £734
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Michael, South Elmham Parish Land Trust

Religion, Social welfare

general benefit of poor and support maintenance funds for the church.

Latest Income: £729
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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St Mary's Oxted Heritage Trust

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

To support the repair and restoration of St Mary's Church Oxted, and any buildings situated within the curtilage of the church including the hall, and the construction of any buildings within the curtilage.The Oxted community hall appeal committee was been formed to manage the project and raise funds for a new community hall. This appeal has now been wound up as it has achieved its objective.

Latest Income: £728
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Reverend Richard Dixon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

To make grants toward education costs for disadvantaged children and to make grants to further children's work within the church in Niton.

Latest Income: £727
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Langridge Church

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

To raise funds from the friends of Langridge Church for the general repair and upkeep of the Church.

Latest Income: £722
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The St Johns Buckhurst Hill Church Grounds Charitable Trust

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Religion

Raises money for the upkeep of the churchyard of St John's Buckhurst Hill

Latest Income: £713
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Surrey Organists' Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

Our charity is involved primarily in the education of the public in the art of music, with special reference to liturgical and organ music. Many of the members of this charity are organists and/or directors of music at a church.

Latest Income: £711
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Paulinus Church Crayford

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

THE "FRIENDS" ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEDIEVAL ST PAULINUS CHURCH, CRAYFORD AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Latest Income: £710
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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William Frederick Penfold

Religion

Upkeep of the environment of St Nicholas Church Tooting

Latest Income: £708
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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Church Estate

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

To make grants to the PCC of St Peter-Ad-Vincula, Roydon 'for the beautification, restoration and repair of the Church' .

Latest Income: £707
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Claines Forces Fund

Facilities, Religion

SUPPORT OF THE CHURCH HALL

Latest Income: £706
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Oundle Church Clock Fund

Religion

The charity is established for the purpose of maintaining, regulating and repairing as necessary the Clock in the Tower of the Parish Church at Oundle, Northamptonshire including the striking and chiming mechanism and the automatic winding gear.

Latest Income: £700
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Proceeds Of Sale Of Former Manse Held In Connexion With St Andrews Church, Church Of Scotland

Religion

We exist to provide support from the investment income to St Andrew's Church, Church of Scotland, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Latest Income: £698
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Mary's Great Henny Charitable Gift Trust

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Raising funds to preserve the fabric of St Mary's Church, Great Henny.

Latest Income: £691
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St. Nicholas' Church, Beedon

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

The Friends of St Nicholas' Church, Beedon assists in the restoration and maintenance of the fabric, the fitments and the grounds of our village church, and promotes interest in the history and architecture of the building, dating from 1220. This is done by fund-raising and by providing voluntary labour.

Latest Income: £690
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Anne Younghusband

Religion

Small grants in support of Christian religion in Freshford parish, and support of St Peter's Church, Freshford

Latest Income: £683
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Mrs Mary Hannah Hargreaves' Charity

Religion

Income to be applied towards payment of stipend of the assistant curates for time being of St. Peter's Church

Latest Income: £683
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many church-or-place-of-worship religion charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,027 registered church-or-place-of-worship religion charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the church-or-place-of-worship religion charities by income?

Oasis Charitable Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£344.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of church-or-place-of-worship religion charities?

Church-or-place-of-worship religion charities reported a combined annual income of £5.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for church-or-place-of-worship religion charities?

Across all church-or-place-of-worship religion charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 89.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of church-or-place-of-worship religion charities?

Church-or-place-of-worship religion charities have an average annual income of £701k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.