THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S ANGLICAN COMMUNION FUND

Registered charity 1078032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Fund raises funds and applies its income for the benefit of the churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion and the international ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£733k

Latest spending

£597k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £237,922, comprising a General Fund of £137,922 and a Reserve Fund of £100,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. The charity generated a net income of £136,617 for the year, with total income of £733,273 and total expenditure of £596,656.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: American Friends of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Communion Fund Inc. (37% of income)

“The principal funding sources for the Fund during the year were the American Friends of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Communion Fund Inc. (the American Friends) - £271,709” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising costs totalled £29,675 being 4% of the total income of the Fund.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £238k)

“£100,000 is retained in the (unrestricted) Reserve Fund which may be drawn upon by the trustees in any year in which the income received drops by more than twenty per cent when compared with the previous year.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£733k

Total spending

£597k

Cost of raising funds

£30k

Reserves (reported)

£238k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adele Helene Paterson
Anne Noel Jones
Beverley Gail Jullien
Canon Andrew Chin Hock Khoo
Canon Andrew James Roberts
Christopher Louis Mann
Graham Howard Norton
Julian Victor frow Roberts
Julie Louise Wareham
LORD GREEN OF HURSTPIERPOINT · trustee of 2 other charities
Lady Green of Hurstpierpoint · trustee of 1 other charity
MARION MARGERY DAWSON CARR
MICHAEL JOHN HART · trustee of 2 other charities
Marjorie Bannister · trustee of 1 other charity
Pamela Wesley Gomez
Rev Duncan James Dormor
Rev Wendy Scott
Robert Alec Dawson
Rt Revd Mugenyi William Bahemuka
Suzannah Joy O'Brien
The Most Revd Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally · trustee of 5 other charities
The Rt Revd Anthony Dangasuk Poggo · trustee of 2 other charities
The Rt Revd Timothy Martin Thornton · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Angola · Bangladesh · Brazil · Burma · Burundi · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Egypt · Eswatini · Ghana · India · Israel · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£733k	£597k
31/12/2023	£610k	£601k
31/12/2022	£592k	£602k
31/12/2021	£916k	£710k
31/12/2020	£947k	£746k

Common questions

Is THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S ANGLICAN COMMUNION FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £237,922, comprising a General Fund of £137,922 and a Reserve Fund of £100,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. The charity generated a net income of £136,617 for the year, with total income of £733,273 and total expenditure of £596,656. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S ANGLICAN COMMUNION FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S ANGLICAN COMMUNION FUND as a grant recipient include THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST, THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

LADY JANIAN GREEN — trustee here and at THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST
LORD STEPHEN KEITH GREEN — trustee here and at THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST
The Most Revd Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally — trustee here and at THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2024	£130k	Response to the cost-of-living crisis - offering warm, free, hospitality during times of need through churches and other local spaces.
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2023	£130k	Funds are used for the benefit of the churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion and the international ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Grants ar
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	To promote the religious and other charitable work of the Church