THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£235m
Expenditure
£232m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £128m | £129m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £153m | £152m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £186m | £182m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £236m | £229m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £235m | £232m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £233m |
| Charitable activities | £1.9m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £493k |
| Total income | £235m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £232m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £192m |
| Governance | £344k |
| Total expenditure | £232m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.6m |
| Total funds | £70.5m |
| — restricted | £27.2m |
| — unrestricted | £11.2m |
| — endowment | £32.1m |
| Total assets | £70.5m |
| Cash | £2.1m |
People
| Employees | 206 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Religious Activities
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.