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.

23,456 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 11.53% 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	5,102	7.16%
£10k - £100k	8,542	12.13%
£100k - £250k	4,899	21.84%
£250k - £500k	1,951	17.62%
£500k - £1m	775	11.12%
£1m - £10m	488	5.32%
Over £10m	91	4.05%
Total	21,848	11.29%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	19,464	11.34%
oscr	2,657	10.65%
ccni	1,335	19.10%
Total	23,456	11.53%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1098136] UNIVERSITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, INCLUDING RESEARCH.	£353,761,000
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.	£234,940,000
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.	£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
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	£119,434,000
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.	£105,509,000
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 JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (GREAT BRITAIN) [Charity number: 242451] To promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.	£87,826,000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain) [Charity number: SC045978] to promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereinafter called the 'Church') In the United Kingdom and elsewhere	£86,677,000
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	£83,878,662

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
Tenandry Parish Church Of Scotland [Charity number: SC001984] the advancement of religion	£25,503
THE PATTENMAKERS COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 286312] THIS CHARITY IS THE CHARITABLE ARM OF ONE OF THE CITY OF LONDON'S ANCIENT LIVERY COMPANIES. IT DOES NOT DIRECTLY PERFORM CHARITABLE WORK BUT CONCENTRATES ON (A) FUNDRAISING AND (B) MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS IN FOUR AREAS, NAMELY, (I) EDUCATION (II) THE CITY OF LONDON (III) THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY (IV) ITS GUILD CHURCH AND (V) TO ANY OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES AT ITS DISCRETION.	£87,267
BUCKLEY AND DEESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT [Charity number: 1133745] The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church	£288,757
Equestrian Order Of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem Lieutenancy Of Scotland [Charity number: SC022356] The Order has for its purposes: 1 - to strengthen in its members the practice of Christian life, in absolute fidelity to the Supreme Pontiff and according to the teachings of the Church, observing as its foundation the principles of charity of which the Order is a fundamental means for assistance to the Holy Land. 2 - to sustain and aid the charitable, cultural and social works and institutions of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, particularly those of and in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with which the Order maintains traditional ties. 3 - to support the preservation and propagation of the Faith in those lands, interesting in this work the Catholics scattered throughout the world, united in charity by the symbol of the Order, and also all brother Christians. 4 - to sustain the rights of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land.	£93,984
Belleek/Slavin/Clogher/Church of Ireland [Charity number: NI105444] All the 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.	£24,843
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, TOTTINGTON [Charity number: 1139094] Providing worship and teaching according to the doctrine and principles of the Free Church of England;Providing pastoral ministry to the surrounding community	£8,424
STOUR VALLEY VINEYARD CHURCH [Charity number: 1131617] Stour Valley Vineyard Church meets regularly to worship, pray, teach from the Bible and encourage one another. We run Storehouse - our compassion ministry including Storehouse foodbank, aiming to help local families and individuals in crisis. We run Alpha courses to help people on their journey of discovering who God is. We've also had baptisms and run numerous 'giveaways' to bless the community.	£154,439
SHAW SPIRITUALIST CHURCH [Charity number: 1169135] Shaw Spiritualist Church is branch of the Spiritualist National Union based in Shaw Oldham.We are a Spiritualist organisation offering religeon based services voluntarily to all members of the community	£5,357
Seagate Evangelical Church [Charity number: SC018710] 3.2.1 to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs and to promote and provide Christian service to the communities of Troon and surrounding areas or elsewhere. 3.2.2 to provide suitable premises for holding religious services and associated activities for the Church and other church congregations (if any) linked to the Trust. 3.2.3 to provide recreational and social activities for the said communities. 3.2.4 to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support. 3.2.5 to contribute towards the relief of human suffering in the event of disaster anywhere in the world. 3.2.6 generally to do any act or thing which is legally charitable and will promote the furtherance of the Objects. 3.3 The Trustees must use the whole income and assets of the Trust only for promoting the Objects.	£346,883
HARVEST OF BLESSING MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1132528] HOLDING REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.	£36,269