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CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND

Registered charity 1140097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

Promoting the mission and ministry of the Church of England especially by supporting poorer dioceses with ministry costs, providing funds to support mission activities, paying for bishops' ministry and some cathedral costs, administering the legal framework for pastoral reorganisation and closed church buildings, paying clergy pensions for service prior to 1998 and running the clergy payroll.

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

Latest income
£207.4m
Latest spending
£370.1m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £0.8 million against a total fund value of £9,893.6 million, with the majority of assets held in the endowment fund. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, having assessed its ability to meet obligations through to December 2028 using independent actuarial advice and stress testing. The charity reported a net investment gain of £788.6 million for the year, supporting its long-term financial strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Gift Aid payments from subsidiaries
“The Commissioners has recognised income relating to Gift Aid payments of £13.3m (2023: £25.8m) from its subsidiaries in the year.” — page 63
“During the year, two (2023: two) properties were sold from the Commissioners to CC Projects with total sale price of £65.3m (2023: £8.7m).” — page 63
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Property sales to subsidiary CC Projects
“The Commissioners has recognised income relating to Gift Aid payments of £13.3m (2023: £25.8m) from its subsidiaries in the year.” — page 63
“During the year, two (2023: two) properties were sold from the Commissioners to CC Projects with total sale price of £65.3m (2023: £8.7m).” — page 63
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans to subsidiary Jahr Tree Co Pty Ltd
“The Commissioners has recognised income relating to Gift Aid payments of £13.3m (2023: £25.8m) from its subsidiaries in the year.” — page 63
“During the year, two (2023: two) properties were sold from the Commissioners to CC Projects with total sale price of £65.3m (2023: £8.7m).” — page 63
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“The Commissioners has recognised income relating to Gift Aid payments of £13.3m (2023: £25.8m) from its subsidiaries in the year.” — page 63
“During the year, two (2023: two) properties were sold from the Commissioners to CC Projects with total sale price of £65.3m (2023: £8.7m).” — page 63
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CC Trading Ltd, CC Lincoln Ltd, CC Projects, Cedarvale, CC Licensing, Quivercourt
“The Commissioners’ principal subsidiary companies are wholly owned and are held to undertake property purchase, development and management and to hold certain property, securities, indirect property, infrastructure and timberland investments.” — page 48
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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

Corporate structure

CEDARVALE — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-11.4m
CC LINCOLN LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-13.5m
  • Amounts owed to the ultimate parent undertaking: £233,943,000

Property (HM Land Registry)

12,569 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12527 freehold); recorded price paid £101.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£207.4m
Total spending
£370.1m
Cost of raising funds
£100.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
184

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% 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: 48.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£207.4m£370.1m
31/12/2023£192.1m£494.4m
31/12/2022£148.5m£246.2m
31/12/2021£148.1m£226.3m
31/12/2020£134.8m£319.6m

Common questions

Is CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £0.8 million against a total fund value of £9,893.6 million, with the majority of assets held in the endowment fund. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, having assessed its ability to meet obligations through to December 2028 using independent actuarial advice and stress testing. The charity reported a net investment gain of £788.6 million for the year, supporting its long-term financial strategy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Who funds CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND as a grant recipient include THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LAMBETH TRUST, THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£475kTo advance the Christian religion
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£317kTo advance the Christian religion (Obj. 1)
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£299kTo advance the Christian religion
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2023£262kEvangelism (Church Commissioners)
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2022£110kEvangelism
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£71kTo advance Christian education (Obj. 2)
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2024£45kSupport for work and mission of Archbishop of Canterbury
THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£39k
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2022£38kWomen on Frontline
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2022£23kAssistant to Mrs Welby
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2022£20kSpeechwriter for AB Justin
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kTo promote the religious and other charitable work of the Church
THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East23/05/2024£3kGrant to Kirkwhelpington with Kirkharle PCC
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/05/2024£53k"Unfolding Time: An interactive exhibition of medieval pocket calendars at Lambeth Palace Library"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL1£21.2m
ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUST1£308k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING1£142k
THE HOME OF DEVENISH1£135k
KESWICK HALL CHARITY1£100k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S OF CANTERBURY, WHITTON1£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE LESS, WESTMINSTER1£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON1£28k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND£207.4m——unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD FY2025£42.0m£276,000—unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, GREAT BERKHAMSTED FY2024£269k—0unclear—no doubt
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FY2024£38.7m——below—no doubt
THE LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024£15.8m——above—no doubt
THE NORWICH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED FY2024£13.4m——unclear—no doubt

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