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Church of England RL201

Church of England is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Religion categoryand the Christianity subcategory.

2,346 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.15% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(church of england|c of e)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 833 1.17%
£10k - £100k 728 1.04%
£100k - £250k 383 1.72%
£250k - £500k 137 1.26%
£1m - £10m 71 0.78%
£500k - £1m 56 0.82%
Over £10m 50 2.24%
Total 2,258 1.17%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 2,341 1.37%
ccni nan nan%
oscr 5 0.02%
Total 2,346 1.15%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND [Charity number: 1140097]
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.
£207,417,455
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES [Charity number: 1155158]
The Charity's objects are to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the National Church Institutions (NCIs), dioceses and other charities with a Church ethos by providing cost-effective shared financial, legal and other support services including payroll and also to promote the charitable purposes of the NCIs.
£130,697,000
PARISH GIVING SCHEME [Charity number: 1156606]
PGS's principal activity is to provide the most efficient & effective way for people to financially support the activity of the Church of England locally. This is done through a regular giving scheme which collects donations through direct debit & makes the donation (including gift aid) available to be spent in a specified church/parish within 10 days.
£102,971,848
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD [Charity number: 236627]
Provides the best possible support and care, within available resources, to those who have retired from stipendiary and lay ministry within the Church of England, and to their dependants, through the provision of retirement and supported housing, and through discretionary grants to ensure beneficiaries have a minimum income standard.
£63,673,000
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY [Charity number: 221124]
Frontline services focus on 10-18 year olds who live with significant disadvantage, poverty, neglect and who have complex needs and face multiple risks. These include child exploitation, mental health, missing and runaways from home, substance misuse and children in and around the care system. We campaign about what needs to change to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.
£40,642,000
CRANLEIGH SCHOOL [Charity number: 1070856]
The advancement of education in accordance with the principles of the Church of England for boys and girls, or boys only.
£36,929,000
THE FRANCIS HOLLAND (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) SCHOOLS TRUST [Charity number: 312745]
The Trust includes three separate girls' schools. Two of which are Senior Schools with Sixth Forms, for ages 11-18, and one is a Prep School for ages 4-11.
£34,890,000
THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY [Charity number: 802427]
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
£30,451,866
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE [Charity number: 247954]
In summary the charity's aims are to promote the work and purposes of the Church of England for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Oxford and elsewhere.
£27,968,000
CANFORD SCHOOL LIMITED [Charity number: 306315]
To advance the education of boys and girls including but not limited to the provision of a senior school in or near Canford, Dorset and/or if thought desirable, in other parts of England or Wales, in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.
£27,446,963

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
FRIENDS OF BISHOP JUSTUS [Charity number: 1109177]
We are a group formed to support the students, staff and activities of Bishop Justus Church of England School. We harness the skills and goodwill of parents and others who want to help the school provide a first-class education within a christian ethos.
£10,361
HOUSLEY GETHING CHAPMAN AND CLAY PIT CHARITY [Charity number: 1107036]
to further the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the parish of Mansfield Woodhouse
£113,402
NORTH LONDON PASTORAL ASSISTANTS SCHEME [Charity number: 1175492]
To advance the Christian faith (according to the formularies of the Church of England) for the benefit of the public through the recruitment and supervision of full time Pastoral Assistants who gain working experience of ministry within urban parishes.
£74,940
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, EALING [Charity number: 1131598]
Church of England parish for worshipping God
£199,811
EPPING ST JOHN'S PTA [Charity number: 1045891]
To raise monies to benefit the education of children on roll at Epping St John's C of E VC School
£3,033
HAWLING ECCLESIASTICAL TRUST [Charity number: 1138566]
Supports the work of the Church of England in the Parish of Hawling and in the Benefice.
£15,985
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, CARSHALTON [Charity number: 1185812]
All Saints is the ancient Church of England Parish Church for Carshalton and The Wrythe; there has been a church on this site since before the Norman Conquest and we continue to be very much at the heart of the local community. We are in the modern catholic tradition of the Church of England, rejoicing in the diversity of our community.
£135,582
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RICKMANSWORTH [Charity number: 1201244]
The PCC supports the parish clergy in the provision of public Christian worship, which includes worship, prayer and preaching. The PCC also co-operates with the minister of the church in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church of England, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
£398,459
BUCKLAND ST MARYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL FUND [Charity number: 1038521]
Provision within the parish of St Mary the Virgin Buckland of religious education according to the tenets of the Church of England.
£1,973
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND [Charity number: 1060484]
The governing instrument states that the trustees shall apply the income and may apply the capital for the provision within the Parish of Haslemere of religious education in accordance with the tenets of the Church of England by means of a Sunday School or otherwise. The objects are achieved in a variety of ways involving the local Church of England School, the parish Youth Minister etc.
£84,514