Property held by charities

127,936 registered titles in England and Wales held by 14,957charities’ companies and corporate bodies. Matched on company registration number (or exact unique registered name) from HM Land Registry’s corporate ownership datasets. Price paid appears only where the register records it. Owning property is entirely normal for operating charities — this is structure, not a finding.

Most titles

CharityTitlesFreeholdsRecorded price paid
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND12,56812,526£102.0m
CANAL & RIVER TRUST7,2267,043£157.7m
TRUSTEES FOR METHODIST CHURCH PURPOSES5,3665,121£179.7m
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY3,2963,120£44.7m
WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED3,1853,088£176.7m
THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES2,8042,782£50.9m
ACIS GROUP LIMITED1,8771,816£93.5m
THE BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED1,8331,748£63.2m
THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRUST CORPORATION1,806955£4.5m
THE WOODLAND TRUST1,3001,217£11.4m
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD1,1881,088£143.9m
SELWOOD HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED1,0591,049£56.9m
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND888789£87.3m
THE NORWICH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED873861£16.2m
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS870688£3.9m
THE KINGDOM HALL TRUST841768£9.6m
THE CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE708670£27.2m
LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE702679£17.5m
THE EXETER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE669653£11.1m
THE ST ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE668637£17.8m
CALICO HOMES LIMITED656337£37.5m
THE LONDON BAPTIST PROPERTY BOARD LIMITED639596£26.5m
THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE637587£11.8m
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK632601£7.1m
THE LINCOLN DIOCESAN TRUST AND BOARD OF FINANCE LTD631622£5.0m
Magenta Living598578£22.9m
THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)552522£24.0m
MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED54361£16.8m
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION5295
EMPOWERING PEOPLE INSPIRING COMMUNITIES LIMITED497492£19.4m
BRIGHTON AND HOVE SEASIDE COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED4620£1.9m
CANCER RESEARCH UK46221£2.0m
THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE461444£14.2m
DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE458451£459k
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust440267
FRIENDS TRUSTS LIMITED438410£3.1m
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL428393£3.9m
WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE427397£8.5m
COASTLINE HOUSING LIMITED421406£22.4m
THE ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY AND BOARD OF FINANCE419403£13.5m
DIOCESAN TRUSTEES (OXFORD) LTD413383£6.7m
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE405397£41.7m
GUILDFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE361339£14.5m
THE LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE348323£3.3m
THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)347346£12.6m
THE ELY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE345332£15.7m
THE YORK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED344327£8.3m
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION343307£768k
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST342342
THE PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE313308£9.2m
North Devon Homes310304£9.9m
NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES308301£4.7m
TEIGN HOUSING308304£12.5m
CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE304297£9.7m
OXFAM29915£342k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION28696£4.1m
THE CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE282256£14.0m
THE TRURO DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED272264£10.8m
THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE271248£19.3m
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY26148£2.0m

Highest recorded prices

CharityAddressTenurePrice paid
COVENT GARDEN IP LTDAlder Castle, 10 Noble Street, London (EC2V 7JU)Freehold£103.0m
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATIONBecket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London (SE1 7EU)Leasehold£87.0m
KHOO TECK PUAT UK FOUNDATION59-63 Brook Street, London (W1K 4HS)Leasehold£59.8m
SHEFFIELD CITY TRUSTPonds Forge International Sports Centre, Commercial Street, SheffieldLeasehold£54.9m
FARMLAND RESERVE UK LIMITEDOusefleet Hall Lodge, Swinefleet, Goole (DN14 8DZ)Freehold£46.4m
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLANDWycombe Retail Park, London Road, High WycombeFreehold£38.4m
SWFT CHARITYSouth Warwickshire General Hospital, Lakin Road, Warwick (CV34 5BW)Leasehold£37.5m
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS18 Union Street, London (SE1 1SZ)Freehold£35.0m
CHRISTIAN VISIONSainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Melbourne Avenue, London (W13 9BZ)Freehold£33.7m
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT INTERNATIONALIslamabad, Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Farnham (GU10 2AQ)Leasehold£33.0m
THE BADUR FOUNDATIONBadur House, 40-44 Newman Street, London (W1T 1QD)Freehold£27.0m
CHRISTIAN VISIONWest Cornwall Shopping Park, Marsh Lane, Hayle (TR27 5LX)Freehold£26.0m
THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDONBurlington House, Piccadilly, London (W1J 0DU)Leasehold£25.0m
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRYBurlington House, Piccadilly, London (W1J 0DU)Leasehold£25.0m
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYBurlington House, Piccadilly, London (W1J 0DU)Leasehold£25.0m
THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDONBurlington House, Piccadilly, London (W1J 0DU)Leasehold£25.0m
CANAL & RIVER TRUSTLand and buildings on the North side of Infirmary Street, LeedsFreehold£24.4m
ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD HOSPITALS CHARITY151 Sydney Street, London (SW3 6NT)Freehold£24.0m
THE DISABILITIES TRUSTBrainkind Neurological Centre York, Bishopthorpe Road, York (YO23 1DE)Freehold£23.7m
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLANDBrislington Retail Park, Bath Road, Brislington, Bristol (BS4 5NG)Freehold£21.3m
BENESCO CHARITY LIMITED26-28 Bedford Row, London (WC1R 4HE)Freehold£20.6m
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE238 Kennington Lane, London (SE11 5RD)Freehold£19.3m
THE RUMI FOUNDATION20-30 (even), Whitechapel Road, London (E1 1EW)Freehold£19.3m
WELLCOME TRUSTpart of Melton Court, Onslow Crescent, LondonLeasehold£18.7m
CANAL & RIVER TRUSTSuper Smart Service 153, Kingswood Crescent, Cannock (WS11 8JP)Freehold£18.5m
THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF DARWIN COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE1, The Lodge, Causewayside, Cambridge (CB3 9HD)Leasehold£17.3m
CATERHAM SCHOOLCaterham School, Harestone Valley Road and Caterham School Playing Fields, Park Avenue, CaterhamFreehold£17.3m
CHRISTIAN VISIONSupermarket Site And Car Park, The Furlong Centre, Ringwood (BH24 1AT)Freehold£17.3m
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDCounty House, 190 Great Dover Street, London (SE1 4YB)Freehold£16.2m
ACIS GROUP LIMITED30 CHURCH STREET, BILSTHORPE, NEWARK NG22 8PRFreehold£15.7m
ACIS GROUP LIMITED32-48 (even), Yorke Drive, Newark (NG24 2HQ)Freehold£15.7m
CANAL & RIVER TRUST1 The Square, Bristol (BS1 6HB)Freehold£15.4m
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF THE MANCHESTER ACADEMY AND HARRIS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDQueen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford (OX1 3TB)Freehold£15.0m
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONThe Temple, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford (CM2 8XB)Freehold£15.0m
LIVERPOOL LIFE SCIENCE ACCELERATOR LIMITEDAccelerator, 1 Daulby Street, Liverpool (L7 8XZ)Freehold£15.0m
CHRISTIAN VISION57 Gipsy Lane, Swindon (SN2 8DH)Freehold£14.9m
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS6 and 8 Alie Street, London (E1 8DD)Freehold£14.8m
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLEGrimaldi Building, 154a Pentonville Road, London (N1 9JE)Freehold£14.7m
TRUSTEES FOR METHODIST CHURCH PURPOSES25, 27, 29 and 31 Tavistock Place, LondonFreehold£14.6m
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSICBasement, Lower Ground, Upper Ground, First, Second, Third and Fourth Floors of Queen Alexandra's House, Kensington GoreLeasehold£14.5m
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