Church or place of worship `RL302`¶

Church or place of worship is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Religion categoryand the Religious activities subcategory.

22,499 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 11.11% 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:

Charities matching this regular expression will be excluded from the tag:

christchurch|school

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	5,352	7.09%
£10k - £100k	8,525	12.50%
£100k - £250k	4,500	21.69%
£250k - £500k	1,554	15.78%
£500k - £1m	598	9.71%
£1m - £10m	390	4.58%
Over £10m	83	4.08%
Total	21,002	11.00%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	18,327	10.76%
oscr	2,831	11.35%
ccni	1,341	18.61%
Total	22,499	11.11%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1098136] UNIVERSITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, INCLUDING RESEARCH.	£263,827,065
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL [Charity number: 1074857] Enabling, supporting, sustaining & advancing of the Church's:-worship, spiritual & numerical growth-engagement with social justice & environmental issues-work in education, lifelong learning & discipleship-selection, training and resourcing of people for public ministry & lay vocations-inherited fabric of buildings, to maintain & develop these for worship & community service.	£153,231,155
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.	£148,459,318
FARMLAND RESERVE UK LIMITED [Charity number: 274605] To promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the united Kingdom or elsewhere and to assist members and other persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, sickness and distress, to all ages and denominations.	£117,496,000
The Church of Scotland [Charity number: SC011353] Objects: 1) to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. 2) to labour for the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. 3) to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry	£110,968,000
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain [Charity number: SC046952] The objects ('the Objects') of the Charity are to advance the Christian religion as practised by the body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses, in particular but not exclusively by: 3 .1 producing audio and video material for Bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing, and distributing Bible literature. 3 .2 providing services and facilities for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses ('the Order') and such other support as deemed appropriate from time to time. 3.3 purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by Jehovah's Witnesses as places of worship, as well as for other purposes to support the Charity's objects. 3.4 engage in acts of charity, mercy, and humanitarian aid. and 3.5 distributing funds and goods to other entities that have similar aims. Nothing in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Charity shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.	£100,899,361
WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF BRITAIN [Charity number: 1077961] 1. Provision of facilities to assist full time ministers. 2. Producing material for Bible education, publishing, importing, exporting, recording, translating, producing Bible literature.3. Purchasing, building, and renovating properties for use by Jehovah's Witnesses as places of worship.4. Humanitarian aid. 5. Distributing funds and goods to other entities with similar aims.	£100,899,361
TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE [Charity number: 1137604] Provision, along with the University, of education of the highest standard for some 1100 undergraduate and graduate students; maintaining a Chapel, extensive Library, and substantial buildings; promoting research by its Fellows and students; and making grants to others with similar objects. Although situated in Cambridge, Trinity's members come from a very wide range of areas and backgrounds.	£97,250,000
ELIM FOURSQUARE GOSPEL ALLIANCE [Charity number: 251549] We are a church organisation who seek to fulfil our objectives through extensive relevant programs both in the UK and overseas. Our expanding operations are mainly conducted through National Departments, approximately 500 churches in the UK and in 58 countries overseas	£78,855,130
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.	£75,882,303

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
THE FRIENDS OF ST. EDMUND (K & M), TENDRING [Charity number: 1064018] A Summer Reception was held at 'Church House' on Sunday 27th June to raise the profile of the Friends of St Edmund, Tendring.	£38,371
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD NEW WINE ASSEMBLY [Charity number: 1124611] The charity conducts Christian activities like teaching, preaching, and counseling. For charitable endeavours, we address complex social challenges, focusing on nuanced needs. Our activities practically support the vulnerable and disadvantaged people with low -income, domestic abuse victims, mental health issues, asylum seekers, homeless . We regularly adapt activities to maximize positive impact.	£131,531
EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH NORTH LONDON LIMITED [Charity number: 1128397] The charity is a Church, with regular Sunday worship services, and various other meetings and conferences on an irregular basis.	£64,781
JESUS CHRIST CITY MISSION BRISTOL [Charity number: 1124584] Overseas famine relief for church members & pastors in the Philippines, church planting in Phil. In England education and training for the members of the church who are interested to learn different musical instruments: keyboard, guitar and drums, encounter God retreat and family camp. Weekly sunday worship service, B/study in various places, Feeding homeless in England every 1st Sat of a month.	£22,785
CHASHTIAH EDUCATIONAL TRUST [Charity number: 1055167] Provide mosque facilities and classes for Islamic education of children and adults.	£74,866
CHARITY FOR MINISTER AND POORER MEMBERS OF CONGREGATION OF CANTON UNITING CHURCH [Charity number: 254276] Income is used to allow the Minister of Church to make payments to deserving members of the Church and organisations which use the Church Facilities, ie Rainbows, Brownies, Boys Brigade, Pensioners Lunch Club	£796
Muiravonside Parish Church of Scotland [Charity number: SC007571] The advancement of religion.	£18,857
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST NEW JERUSALEM NORTH WEST [Charity number: 1199218] TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE AND OUTREACH WORK.	£11,060
All Saints Episcopal Church [Charity number: SC003117] the advancement of religion	£17,429
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - HOLY GHOST ZONE BLACKPOOL [Charity number: 1195004] The church continues to advance the Christian faith through preaching and teaching of the Word of God to encourage people in this period of economic and political uncertainties as we come out from Covid pandemic. We meet twice a week, Sunday and Thursday. There is also offer weekly support to people in need by providing food and other necessary help.	£45,635