Religious ministry `RL305`¶

Religious ministry is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Religion categoryand the Religious activities subcategory.

6,669 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 3.28% 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:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	1,456	2.04%
£10k - £100k	2,660	3.80%
£100k - £250k	1,122	5.09%
£250k - £500k	473	4.37%
£500k - £1m	218	3.26%
£1m - £10m	219	2.43%
Over £10m	41	1.89%
Total	6,189	3.22%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	5,578	3.26%
oscr	734	2.96%
ccni	357	4.97%
Total	6,669	3.28%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
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.	£235,636,067
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
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.	£120,653,380
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.	£120,653,380
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
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
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGE [Charity number: 1068661] Sisters pastoral work; visiting the sick, the housebound and offering spiritual support. Supporting Daughters of the Cross of Liege ministries in 9 countries The charity runs Holy Cross Hospital, a hospital providing neuro-rehabilitation and long-term care for neurologically impaired people.	£61,792,000
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND [Charity number: 241083] The principal activity of the London Diocesan Fund is to serve and support the parishes and people within the Diocese of London in their mission of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. It does this operationally through the payment and housing of parish clergy and chaplaincies and support to their ministry.	£47,309,000
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST [Charity number: 232709] To provide support to the clergy in training, ministry and retirementTo support pastoral work in parishes and local communitiesTo support and direct lifelong Christian education in parishes and schoolsTo preserve and invest in the property infrastructure of the Archdiocese and parishes, facilitating worship and enabling the charitable work of the Church to take place	£38,660,000
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL [Charity number: 1199714] To provide support to the clergy in training, ministry and retirement To support pastoral work in parishes and local communities To support and direct lifelong Christian education in parishes and schools To preserve and invest in the property infrastructure of the Archdiocese and parishes, facilitating worship and enabling the charitable work of the Church to take place	£38,660,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
BURY ST EDMUNDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [Charity number: 1161627] PROVIDING SERVICES OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TEACHING CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.PROVIDING MEANS TO ALLOW BELIEVERS TO PRACTISE THEIR FAITH AND APPLY CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.MAKING AVAILABLE LITERATURE EXPLAINING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND HOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF THE HOLY BIBLE.SHOWING PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN CHARITY TO THOSE IN NEED.	£88,688
TABEEL TRUST [Charity number: 266645] Primarily, but not exclusively, to support evangelical Christian activities in which trustees already have an interest.	£23,312
BREATH OF GOD'S MINISTRY [Charity number: 1105866] Activities are purely based on preaching the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have planted churches oversea in Uganda, Nigeria and currently about to plant one in Birmingham (Jan. 09).We have an outreach on www.connectuganda.com run by one of the pastors.Leading youths to becoming responsible adults with purposeful life, adult counselling,are some examples of the activities we embark on.	£22,733
Falkirk Evangelical Presbyterian Church [Charity number: SC054365] The charitable purpose for which the Church is established as a legal entity is the advancement of the Christian religion in Scotland and elsewhere.
KINGDOM LOVE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK [Charity number: 1210169] THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH MISSIONARY WORK AND THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.
RICHMOND WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH [Charity number: 1135034] During the year the church has continued to focus on being an evangelical church that is committed to teaching the Bible,out of our conviction that when the Bible is taught, God's word speaks to us.	£51,055
ALL NATIONS EVANGELICAL CHURCH - GARDEN OF SUCCESS [Charity number: 1102405] To promote the Christian faith by way of providing biblical teachings, seminars and training. To assist in the alleviation of poverty, relief of sickness and financial hardship by providing funds, goods and services in our local community, other parts of UK and the world at large. To educate and assist both young and old regardless of race, colour and creed with the aim to discover and develop the	£61,569
CELEBRATE TRUST [Charity number: 1195730] CELEBRATE is a Catholic ministry, open to all members of the body of Christ, that aims to inspire, equip and connect people of all ages to live an authentic Christian life in the power of the Holy Spirit, in support of the family, to form the next generation and encourage local community. We train leaders, run events, host activities and produce resources that provide faith support nationally.	£168,633
RHONDDA EVANGELICAL CHURCH [Charity number: 1134050] The principal activity is the advancement of the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with the statements of belief contained in the Church Constitution and Confession of Faith.	£61,148
GOD'S CRUSADE MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1164004] The church is a religious organisation that offers services to God Almighty in line with the beliefs of Holy Spirit. Also, in furtherance to this, it offers help and relieve to everyone in need of spiritual, emotional and psychological support thought the provision of Christian counselling through the help of the Bible and the Holy Spirit which can be done inside the church.	£2,346