CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The CCT is registered as a charity (number 258612) . Its governing document is the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Its main object is the preservation, in the interests of the nation and of the Church of England, of redundant churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Trust, together with their contents.
Latest income
£12.0m
Expenditure
£12.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £11.1m | £11.1m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.7m | £11.4m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £9.9m | £9.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.3m | £12.2m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £12.0m | £12.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.2m |
| Charitable activities | £10.0m |
| Trading | £820k |
| Investment income | £80k |
| Total income | £12.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.6m |
| Raising funds | £1.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £305k |
| Governance | £97k |
| Total expenditure | £12.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.0m |
| Total funds | £2.3m |
| — restricted | £696k |
| — unrestricted | £1.0m |
| — endowment | £556k |
| Total assets | £2.3m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 79 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
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.