CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND

Registered charity 1110782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian religion.

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Latest income

£473k

Latest spending

£559k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on the general fund of £89,306 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing its unrestricted general fund balance to £187,562. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered adequate to provide stability and enable longer-term planning. The total reserves at year-end were £594,013, which the trustees consider appropriate for the charity's present situation and requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received remuneration greater than £60,000, their remuneration was in the bracket £70,000 - £80,000.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received remuneration greater than £60,000” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nine months’ expenditure (held: £188k)

“The Trustees require as reserves a minimum of nine months’ expenditure in order to meet any contractual and winding-up costs.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

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

Total income

£501k

Total spending

£550k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£667k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~14.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Charles Callan Slipperchair
Dr Lisa Adjei
Elizabeth Thavamani Joy
Emma May Wright
Madeline Bird · trustee of 3 other charities
Pastor Rasaq Ibrahim · trustee of 3 other charities
RICHARD MARK BRADBURY · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Dominic Neil Lyndon De Souza
Rev Lurliene Miller · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Steven Robert McKay Cooper · trustee of 1 other charity
Rowena Kathryn Loverance
Rt Rev Paul Joseph Hendricks · trustee of 3 other charities
Rt Revd Dr Anderson Jeremiah · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen John Fowler · trustee of 1 other charity
The Very Reverend Alexander Fostiropoulos · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£473k	£559k
31/12/2024	£501k	£550k
31/12/2023	£451k	£498k
31/12/2022	£468k	£527k
31/12/2021	£416k	£386k

Common questions

Is CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on the general fund of £89,306 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing its unrestricted general fund balance to £187,562. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered adequate to provide stability and enable longer-term planning. The total reserves at year-end were £594,013, which the trustees consider appropriate for the charity's present situation and requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND as a grant recipient include THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HORWICH, DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2023	£409k	Ecumenical Partners
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	FY2025	£155k	Grants and Provisions Fund
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2022	£38k	Ecumenical Partners
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2025	£20k	Ecumenical
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2024	£10k	Ecumenical Partners
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HORWICH, DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER	FY2025	£50

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/08/2015	£62k	"The Contribution of Black African and Caribbean servicemen and servicewomen to WW1"