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.

22,075 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 10.96% 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	5,855	7.07%
£10k - £100k	8,663	13.35%
£100k - £250k	4,161	21.50%
£250k - £500k	1,350	14.88%
£500k - £1m	532	9.23%
£1m - £10m	336	4.23%
Over £10m	74	4.00%
Total	20,971	10.94%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	17,721	10.49%
oscr	3,010	11.84%
ccni	1,344	18.89%
Total	22,075	10.96%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1098136] UNIVERSITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, INCLUDING RESEARCH.	£185,956,000
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.	£148,127,625
THE KINGDOM HALL TRUST [Charity number: 275946] To advance the Christian religion as practised by Jehovah's Witnesses by providing, maintaining, and at times acting as custodian trustee for places of worship in the United Kingdom.	£133,228,025
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.	£130,210,285
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.	£130,210,285
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.	£128,092,018
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	£110,643,000
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.	£66,781,000
Armagh/Brantry/Holy Trinity/Armagh/Church Of Ireland [Charity number: NI103967] All the functions of the parish relate to the advancement of religion through holding regular worship holding regular worship and communicating with and caring for parishioners and others in our community	£65,276,087
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.	£65,197,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
THE BURY PROJECT [Charity number: 1183543] A cross Bury Christian church charity with vision of creating hopes and building futures. First project is to provide a CAP Debt Centre in Bury serving individuals encountering or about to encounter personal financial difficulties	£25,590
Hillsborough/Annahilt & Magherahamlet/The Church Of The Ascension, Annahilt/Down & Dromore/Church Of Ireland [Charity number: NI103246] All functions of the Parish relate to the advancement of Religion through holding regular worship and communicating with and caring for parishioners and others in our community.	£115,329
DOOLEY'S CHARITY [Charity number: 215426] Two thirds of income to educational activities within the parish of Shottle. One third to the dissenting church in Wirksworth (now the united reformed church).	£277
Kirkcaldy Gospel Trust [Charity number: SC014328] (a) the advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit including by the carrying on of the service of God in accordance with the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible as followed by those Christians forming part of a world-wide fellowship known as the 'Plymouth Brethren Christian Church' (the 'Brethren') whose core doctrine is summarised in part 1 of the Schedule to this Deed and whose proper practices in furtherance of some aspects of that core doctrine are summarised in part 2 of the Schedule to this Deed. and (b) any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren.	£43,199
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH WITH ILMER [Charity number: 1133923] St Mary's Princes Risborough's Mission is "Sharing the Love of Christ with All"	£285,392
The Parish Trust [Charity number: 1186996] The Parish Trust is a Christian based organisation which organises various projects, services and events that benefit the general public. The charity's objective is to advance the Christian faith and its religious, moral and philanthropic principles. We support the local church and community so that the lives of our beneficiaries are enriched and improved.	£218,119
GRACE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM [Charity number: 1175373] ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, PROCLAIMING THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL THROUGH WORD AND DEED IN NOTTINGHAM AND BEYOND. TRAINING LEADERS. PASTORAL CARE, SENDING WORKERS ACROSS THE UK AND TO OTHER NATIONS. PROVIDING RELIEF TO PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.	£498,954
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TETTENHALL WOOD [Charity number: 1133853] The PCC of Tettenhall Wood comprises the two churches - Christ Church in Tettenhall Wood and The Church of the Good Shepherd in Castlecroft which are located to the west of Wolverhampton. As part of the Church of England regular Holy Eucharist services are held each Sunday and on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Both churches are licenced to perform funerals, weddings and baptismal services.	£124,723
St David's High Kirk Dundee (Church of Scotland) [Charity number: SC000723] The advancement of religion	£5,461
Contin Parish Church Of Scotland [Charity number: SC011897] 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	£32,003

Last update: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024