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THE BRITISH AND IRISH CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 213148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH COUNCIL OF CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED

General charitable purposes.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,000 at the balance sheet date, which the Board considers appropriate to meet liabilities in the event of cessation. The charity reported a net movement in funds of zero, with total income of £1,229,483 exactly matching total expenditure of £1,229,483. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income from lease (98% of income)
“Rental income from lease 1,200,000” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: appropriate level of reserve to meet any liabilities in the event of cessation of operations (held: £20k)
“The Charity holds an unrestricted reserve of £20,000 at the balance sheet date. This is considered by the Board to be the appropriate level of reserve to meet any liabilities in the event of cessation of operations.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants made to connected charities of rent received: Christian Aid 855,000
“Grants made to connected charities of rent received: Christian Aid 855,000 855,000 Churches Together in Britain and Ireland 345,000 345,000 1,200,000 1,200,000”
“Payments received from connected charities for rent: Christian Aid 1,200,000 1,200,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments received from connected charities for rent: Christian Aid 1,200,000
“Grants made to connected charities of rent received: Christian Aid 855,000 855,000 Churches Together in Britain and Ireland 345,000 345,000 1,200,000 1,200,000”
“Payments received from connected charities for rent: Christian Aid 1,200,000 1,200,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharged expenses from connected charities
“Grants made to connected charities of rent received: Christian Aid 855,000 855,000 Churches Together in Britain and Ireland 345,000 345,000 1,200,000 1,200,000”
“Payments received from connected charities for rent: Christian Aid 1,200,000 1,200,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH AND IRISH CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,000 at the balance sheet date, which the Board considers appropriate to meet liabilities in the event of cessation. The charity reported a net movement in funds of zero, with total income of £1,229,483 exactly matching total expenditure of £1,229,483. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£183k
RICHARD WATTS AND THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES1£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL TALEEM-UL-ISLAM TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH AND IRISH CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED£1.3m—0within—no doubt
BRISTOL TALEEM-UL-ISLAM TRUST FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2024£1000k—0unclear—noted
TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGE TRUST FY2023£297k—0unclear—no doubt
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt

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