CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND

Registered charity 1110782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5118119 · Wikipedia

The advancement of the Christian religion.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH GIVEN BELOW, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.THE CHARITY SHALL SEEK (WITHIN ITS GENERAL OBJECTIVES) TO BE A VISIBLE SIGN OF THE CHURCHES' COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER, IN OBEDIENCE TO OUR LORD'S PRAYER "THAT ALL OF THEM MAY BE ONE, FATHER JUST AS YOU ARE IN ME AND I AM IN YOU: MAY THEY ALSO BE IN US SO THAT THE WORLD MAY BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE SENT ME". (JOHN 17:21) (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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 (reserves figure: £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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 6
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

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

The Baptist Union of Great Britain : Baptist to lead Churches Together in England baptisttimes.co.uk · 28/03/2024
Taking my seat again: four years being Churches Together in England's empty chair president quaker.org.uk · 07/09/2023

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 7.2 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 (3.2%) (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"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD	1	£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM	1	£4k
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WALLINGTON	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN	1	£2k
MARINERS GLOUCESTER	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING	1	£750
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. DAVID'S MORETON-IN-MARSH WITH ST. MARY'S BATSFORD	1	£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON.

BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON income £47k
CHURCH SOCIETY income £301k
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST income £233k
TOGETHER FOR MISSION income £166k
THE FREE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL (INCORPORATED) income £240k
MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND	£473k	£70,000 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH SOCIETY FY2025	£301k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST FY2025	£233k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TOGETHER FOR MISSION FY2024	£166k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE FREE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL (INCORPORATED) FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.