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Church Commissioners for England

Registered charity 1140097, on the register since 27 January 2011. The 49th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Religious Activities

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.