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the national churches trust

The charity supports the general public. The National Churches Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Charity's objects are to promote the conservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in the United Kingdom and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments, organs, bells in such churches; and to promote the building, enlargement and development of churches in the United Kingdom.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,715,305
Latest Expenditure
£4,517,061

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 104.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,534,080
Charitable Activities £20,359
Other Trading £48,550
Investments £230,972
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,997,202
Raising Funds £519,859
Governance £50,053
Grants to Institutions £2,843,687
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,715,305£4,517,061£3,997,202£7,540,838£1,764,63425 / 3
2023£5,004,687£3,548,241£3,084,192£8,081,258£1,928,52721 / 2
2022£2,818,574£2,924,180£2,482,610£6,004,924£2,543,51216 / 1
2021£6,547,128£6,394,718£5,953,903£6,822,201£2,579,54315 / 3
2020£2,130,238£2,773,048£2,232,654£5,952,489£2,652,93814 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers