Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Church Army is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
The Church Army (number 226226) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Church Army do?
We are a mission-focused community of people transforming lives and neighbourhoods through the work of evangelists, staff and volunteers. We are committed to sharing the Christian faith through words and action in a variety of contexts across the British Isles and Ireland. Our evangelists and staff work beyond church buildings among some of the most broken, rejected and hurting people in society.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Church Army
Answers The Church Army gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Church Army's highest-paid staff paid?
The Church Army's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Church Army's money come from?
The Church Army reported £7.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3.6m (50%), donations and legacies £2.6m (36%), trading and fundraising events £475k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £892k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£3.6m · 50%
Donations and legacies£2.6m · 36%
Trading and fundraising events£475k · 7%
Investments£403k · 6%
Other income£133k · 2%
Does The Church Army receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Church Army. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Church Army reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Church Army as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Church Army's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Church Army; Portman House Trust; The Marylebone Project
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Ireland · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 226226. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Church Army yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Church Army.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Church Army as a registered charity (number 226226) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Church Army's charity number?
The Church Army's charity number is 226226. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 226226?
Search 226226 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Church Army do?
We are a mission-focused community of people transforming lives and neighbourhoods through the work of evangelists, staff and volunteers. We are committed to sharing the Christian faith through words and action in a variety of contexts across the British Isles and Ireland. Our evangelists and staff work beyond church buildings among some of the most broken, rejected and hurting people in society.
Does The Church Army have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Church Army. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Church Army?
The Church Army's website listed in our register data is http://www.churcharmy.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Church Army's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Church Army's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Church Army's money come from?
The Church Army reported £7.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3.6m (50%), donations and legacies £2.6m (36%), trading and fundraising events £475k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £892k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Church Army?
The register records The Church Army as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Church Army's trustees paid?
The Church Army's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Church Army registered as a charity?
The Church Army was entered on the register on 23 April 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00037169).