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Religion Charities That specialise in Church or place of worship

Discover 17,295 Religion charities that specialise in church or place of worship. Use the search below to filter within these results.

17,295
Charities
£15,747,557,980
Total Income
£424,131
Avg Income
89.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Peterborough Diocesan Board Of Finance

Religion

Finance and Administration for the Church of England

Latest Income: £9,967,568
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Harrow Gospel Hall Trust

Religion

The provision and maintenance of places of public Christian worship, the arrangement of meetings for public worship, for the preaching of the gospel and for teaching of the principles and practice of Christianity.

Latest Income: £9,632,031
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Bristol Diocesan Board Of Finance Limited

Religion

The primary objective is to promote and assist the work and purposes of the Church of England in the Diocese of Bristol.

Latest Income: £9,469,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Westminster Methodist Central Hall Trust

Religion

The object of the trust is the provision of funds to further the Methodist Church's Mission and to maintain the Methodist Central Hall, which is its principal asset.

Latest Income: £8,970,092
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The London City Mission

Religion

The London City Mission exists to share with the people of London, patiently, sensitively and individually the transforming love of Jesus Christ , and to enable them to join His Church.

Latest Income: £8,923,000
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Luke And Christ Church, Chelsea

Religion

Carrying out religious services, running and maintaining the churches of St Luke & Christ Church for the benefit of the parishioners of Chelsea.

Latest Income: £8,886,247
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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The British Province Of The Unitas Fratrum (moravian Church)

Religion, Saving of lives

EDUCATION & TRAININGOVERSEAS AID / FAMINE RELIEFACCOMODATION / HOUSINGRELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £8,506,534
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Corporation Of The Church House

Religion

To own and maintain Church House for the use of the National Institutions of the Church of England.

Latest Income: £8,454,947
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The English Dominican Congregation (stone) Charitable Fund

Religion

Promoting the work of the Roman Catholic Church through education, through providing or assisting in healthcare and through pastoral and other work.

Latest Income: £8,409,266
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Martin-In-The-Fields, London

Religion

Responsible for the management of the church and all its related activities.Mission Statement: St Martin-in-the-Fields exists to honour God by being an open and inclusive church, that enables people to question and discover for themselves the significance of Jesus Christ.

Latest Income: £8,377,110
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Portsmouth Diocesan Board Of Finance

Religion

Church of England

Latest Income: £8,337,189
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Church Mission Society

Religion, Society

Evangelistic mission through: People in Mission,supporting people in cross-cultural mission. Mission Grants,support for key projects and ministries. Pioneer Training,equipping and mobilising Christians. Leadership Formation,Investing in Christian leaders of the future. Mission Interchange,networking and 'mission together' across cultural and linguistic divides.

Latest Income: £8,275,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Christ Embassy

Arts, Religion, Social welfare

Advance the Christian & education in accordance with Christian Principles.Relieve persons in conditions of need/hardship. Promote & fulfil other charitable purposes & establish/provide places of worship for fellowship of evangelical Christians from which they can advance the Christian faith. Use books,internet & television to spread the christian faith. All carried out in UK &the rest of the world

Latest Income: £8,241,702
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St John's College, Durham

Education, Religion

To provide for the education and training of candidates for Holy Orders in the Church of England and other Christian ministries and to advance the education of men and women .

Latest Income: £8,152,709
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Revitalisation Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Professions, Religion

To help to plant City Centre Resource churches in key cities across England and Wales that will become hubs for resourcing, planting and regeneration within their dioceses and communities. To recruit and train clergy and leaders in partnerships with theological colleges, as well as worship leaders, youth pastors, children's workers, operations directors and social action workers.

Latest Income: £8,115,383
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Newcastle Diocesan Board Of Finance

Economic and community development, Education, Religion

The objects of the charity are to hold real and personal property for purposes connected with the Church of England and to transact business in connection with the Church of England and the Diocese. The charity is responsible for the collection, custody, disbursement and account of the Diocesan Synod's funds and the employment of all persons in receipt of salaries paid directly from those funds.

Latest Income: £7,680,988
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Governance Ministries

Arts, Health, Religion

Advancing the Christian religion through TV, radio, internet, publishing, seminars, one to one and small group counselling and teaching including church planting, training and equipping increasing all distribution platforms globally and the provision of training and equipping resources.

Latest Income: £7,647,596
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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International Fellowship Of Evangelical Students

Education, Religion

IFES is a movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ. Locally. Nationally. Globally.IFES works in more than 170 countries to establish and support student-led indigenous Christian movements.Our vision is to see students built into communities of disciples, transformed by the gospel and impacting the university, the church and society for the glory of Christ

Latest Income: £7,603,343
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The United Reformed Church (southern Synod) Trust Limited

Religion

Its object is to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the doctrine, principles and usages of the United Reformed Church, particularly in the Southern Synod.It has achieved this by continuing to act as Corporate Trustee and Agent for the Southern Synod of The United Reformed Church by holding properties and assets as nominee and handling income and expenditure.

Latest Income: £7,368,096
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Iglesia Ni Cristo (church Of Christ)

Arts, Religion, Saving of lives

Advancement of the Christian faith and teachings written in the Holy Scriptures through activities in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & other areas. This includes worship services, prayer meetings, visitation of brethren, propagation of the Gospel through Bible studies & distribution of religious literature, as well as relieving financial need worldwide to victims of natural disasters.

Latest Income: £7,206,639
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of London

Religion, Social welfare

The objects for which the Charity has been established is to promote and advance the Islamic Religion in accordance with the principles of the Shia Ithna-Asheri Sharia and to provide for the relief of poverty among Muslims of the Shia Ithna-Asheri faith.

Latest Income: £7,156,749
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Church Army

Armed forces, Charity and VCS support, Religion

We are a mission-focused community of people transforming lives and neighbourhoods through the work of evangelists, staff and volunteers. We are committed to sharing the Christian faith through words and action in a variety of contexts across the British Isles and Ireland. Our evangelists and staff work beyond church buildings among some of the most broken, rejected and hurting people in society.

Latest Income: £7,144,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Truro Diocesan Board Of Finance Limited

Religion

Promoting and assisting the works, objects and purposes of the Church of England, the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Truro and, in particular organising and providing funds for various departments of the Church's work.

Latest Income: £7,099,311
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Llandaff Diocesan Board Of Finance

Professions, Religion

FINANCING THE PROVISION OF PAROCHIAL CLERGY WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF, PART OF THE CHURCH IN WALES, AND OTHER PURPOSES WITHIN THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES IN THE DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF

Latest Income: £7,089,163
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Cathedral Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Salisbury

Religion

The objects of the Cathedral are to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, in particular by furthering the mission of the Church of England. In addition, to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the Cathedral Church building

Latest Income: £6,918,000
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
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 17,295 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?

Canterbury Christ Church University is the largest by latest reported annual income (£353.8m). 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 £15.7bn 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 £424k. 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.