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Visit www.churchofengland.orgAbout Church of England Central Services
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.
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· Auto-generated from filings + methodologyChurch of England Central Services is a registered religion nonprofit, United Kingdom. It is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It was founded in 2013 and has been operating for 13 years. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77/100 (Strong transparency), indicating well-documented governance, financials, and contact details. This is below the average of 89/100 for religion charities in United Kingdom. The organization reports £131M in annual revenue. 6 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected. The charity has 16 community reviews with an average rating of 1.8/5. On Trustpilot, it has a rating of 1.8/5 based on 18 reviews.
Church of England Central Services has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 77 ('Strong transparency') reflects well-documented governance, recent financials, named leadership, and working contact details. The charity allocates 100% of expenses to programs, which contributes positively to its score. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for religion charities in United Kingdom is 89/100.
Church of England Central Services is registered in United Kingdom. The organization was established in 2013 and has been active for 13 years.
Based on official tax filings, Church of England Central Services has £131M in annual revenue. It allocates 100% of expenses to programs and services. This is in line with the average of 96% for religion charities in United Kingdom. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of £311K. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
Church of England Central Services is classified as a Religion organization, registered in United Kingdom. By size, it is categorized as a very-large organization. It has £131M in annual revenue. The organization has 6 disclosed officers and directors.
No red flags have been detected for Church of England Central Services. GiveRadar automatically screens charities for concerning patterns including high executive compensation, low program spending, and missing financial filings. Based on available official data, no issues have been identified.
Church of England Central Services has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77/100 (Strong transparency) and no red flags have been detected, which suggests it is a well-documented organization. It is regulated by the Charity Commission. 100% of expenses go to programs. The peer average is 96%. Note: the organization has a low Trustpilot rating of 1.8/5, which may reflect donor dissatisfaction. Visit the Church of England Central Services profile on GiveRadar for full details before deciding. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.
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. Church of England Central Services is classified as a religion organization registered in United Kingdom. The organization was founded in 2013.
Among religion charities registered in United Kingdom: Church of England Central Services's GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77/100 is below the peer average of 89/100. It allocates 100% of expenses to programs, in line with the peer average of 96%. Its annual revenue of £131M is well above the peer average of £311K.
Church of England Central Services is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. If you are a UK taxpayer, your donation may qualify for Gift Aid, which allows the charity to claim an extra 25p for every 1 pound you donate at no cost to you. Higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers can also claim additional relief on their Self Assessment tax return.
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UK donations qualify for Gift Aid. CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES is registered with the Charity Commission. Eligible UK taxpayers can boost their gift by 25% at no extra cost.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES is in United Kingdom, a TGE (Transnational Giving Europe) member country. Dutch donors can route gifts via Stichting Transnational Giving Europe to receive Dutch ANBI-equivalent deductibility, subject to TGE's 5% pass-through fee.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES is registered in United Kingdom. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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1.8 / 5 average · includes imported Trustpilot
Thoroughly enjoy their services as well as the monarch and Archbishop of Canterbury delivering their speeches.
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kinda mid tbh
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St Stephens church, St Stephen's Terrace, London SW8 1DHI like the order of service. I use to attend as a infant & junior when I use to live nearby with my mother (Sunday services under Reverend Christopher Guinness in early 1980's) Overall superb, though I experienced being accused of glue sniffing here. I enjoyed the church arranged; summer camp, family house-swap (with other parish's) and Sunday school.I am now a 'theist' because of Christianity believing (according to the Bible) that God is a spirit (see John 4:24).I met God in 1984 via an Angel (in the Angel's shuttle). God and Angel's are extra-terrestrials as I have seen with my own eyes ( I couldn't see it with anyone else's eyes (😆)).I was allowed to lead at least one mass here at St Stephens church because of this.I wrote to The church of England reminding them of my account of meeting an Angel, with my intent to finish my account to explain to all that I was taken off of the planet (Earth) for a holiday and met Almighty God) and I also wrote to every MP, the Prime minister, Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II and other religious organisations and church's but nobody returned my correspondence (of mainly emails).St Michaels church, 7 Poplar Walk, Croydon CR0 1UAI enjoy the building and incenseI like the order of service.St Philips church, Beech Rd, London SW16 4NWI like the order of service. I use to attend three times a week (Wednesday, Sunday services and Sunday choral evensong) overall superb, though I experienced rudeness here. However the church of England system gave me the opportunity to report the rudeness.
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Further to my below comments, I would like to bring to the publics attention 17 Hollow Street, Chislet, CT34DS is still occupied with eight people contrary to enforcement orders numbering 12 over the past 29 years, three high court orders from a circuit judge ordering the site to be cleared, the most recent being a high court judge in 2018. CCC planning enforcement request these orders to clear the site, demolition of dangerous structures and remove several hundred tonnes of rubbish. The above is still in situ with it being run as a boarding house. It has been used as a drug factory, stealing and selling car parts on the internet along with dispersing small quantities of drugs within the community all with the blessing of CCC and the grace of Archbishop of Canterbury. It was brought to his attention and he didn't have the courtesy to reply. Finns and co of wingham high street have since been instructed to carry out site measurement, both plots of land were sold by measurements by the city council and Church of England, they have the deeds so they have the measurements but they still carry on condoning criminality on the site and failed to follow the orders of the Secretary of State and planning inspector to clear the site. These enforcements span since 2004. A six bedroomed house was build on the site, enforcement was brought against Paul McCleave, it was demolished in 2016 yet they left the rest standing. Finns are preparing a new report which has already been commissioned by Strutt and parker, at Margaret's street Canterbury, I find it difficult to understand why the Church of England have taken no action and pulled down the strictures that are on their land. All above parties have been supplied with copies of the deeds and contract with the sizes on them.
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Copy of email sent to St John’s the Baptist clergy on 23/09/2019; to which I got no reply:« It is with the greatest of regrets that I have come to the decision of taking a break, long or short, from the work I’ve come to love at St Johns.I need a couple of weeks at least away from the church, so I can rest my mind.I fear that contact with the place is detrimental to me, and is slowly but surely driving me into a very deep depression.I enter the place with a positive and prayerful attitude; but often leave the premises an uncontrollable blubbering mess, with very dark sinister thoughts which I cannot recognise as my own.I have recently encountered another opaque dark shadow, on Sunday about 3pm: walking or and sliding diagonally across 6 rows of pews inside the main church.I am not sure it wanted anything wrong with me: it just did not feel right or benevolent.Every time this type of event occurs, my heart feels like it’s been tightly squashed by somebody’s fist, and my whole body feels like it’s undergone an electric shock. I just end up crying, and feeling hopelessly lost.I am very very sad about this; as I never felt a church as a hostile place before. They have always been a refuge or haven for me, throughout my life.I am very sorry if I am disappointing you, and I hope you find suitable replacement : if only for a short or medium time, or for longer.I need to rest my mind, away from this turmoil.I found myself last night just wanting to end it all, in order to put an end this sadness. And for the life of me, I do not know why. My life is not brilliant, but it’s fine. I look forward to things in the morning, I have projects, I have beauty and creativity around me. A few things are looking up, also, in various areas of my life.But I cannot help the emotions attached to this church anymore, and I’m virtually helpless. And on my very own to cope with this pool of stress.This was a very progressive affair, with various phenomenons, including intimidating presences, a
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turning liberal and liberal each day
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For Radio 3 Choral Evensong on 5 July we had to listen to a service from Lincoln Cathedral. The music by Byrd, formerly organist there in the 16th century - fine. The current clergy, not so much. Endless politically correct prayers, and digs at the government. Lincoln cathedral was once notorious for chaos amongst the Chapter, maybe it's time for a new broom again.
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The CofE is an unsafe church.Safeguarding is at an all time low and victims are being treated shamefully.The church has just sacked 2 independent safeguarding experts because they wanted to help victims of abuse.If you or someone close to you gets abused in the church you will get no help or care ; and if the abuse traumatises you then your life is over.
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They have gone against the word of the Lord by blessing same sex marriages. If you beleave in the Bible and the whole truth avoid this Church.
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The church of woke borrocks now, not England. 1billion for slavery??? Whatever happened to forgiveness, are the Italian's to pay us for romes enslavment of us, I mean how far back do you want to go for this unforgiving cash for scams borrocks, should I be suing the dinosaurs???The reason no one comes to your churches, is you sold out... Jesus would be ashamed... you no longer follow the truth, but make it up.. 😡👹👹👹 fyi, replace the r's for l's free speech my ase huh trustnotpilot 🤐
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Quick facts about Church of England Central Services
- What is Church of England Central Services?
- Church of England Central Services is a religion nonprofit organization, United Kingdom. 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.
- When was Church of England Central Services founded?
- Church of England Central Services was founded in 2013.
- Where is Church of England Central Services located?
- Headquartered in United Kingdom.
- What is Church of England Central Services's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately £100M-£1B. 100% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Church of England Central Services trustworthy?
- Church of England Central Services has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Church of England Central Services's website?
- https://www.churchofengland.org
- Are donations to Church of England Central Services tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of United Kingdom under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.