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Registered charity (CIO) · London

Central Readers' Council

The Objects of CRC are to advance the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England by supporting the recruitment, training, education and development of Readers and other lay ministries for their Ministry in the Church of England, by...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £104k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
layministry.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£104k£97k
  • 2024£100k£105k
  • 2023£162k£117k
Earlier years
  • 2022£85k£92k
  • 2021£127k£108k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

The Objects of CRC are to advance the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England by supporting the recruitment, training, education and development of Readers and other lay ministries for their Ministry in the Church of England, by (but not exclusively):(1) Promoting and arranging training for Readers. (2) Publishing literature, training and educational materials both electronically and in hard copy.(3) Providing financial support for Readers’ training and development.(4) Providing advice, aid and service to the Ministry Division of the Archbishops’ Council (hereinafter called “the Ministry Division”) concerning the training and ministry of Readers.(5) Representing Readers in the wider Church of England and Church in Wales.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

2.4y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
12.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 8Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Tech and media 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£100k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1182319
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Mar 2019 as amended on 15 Dec 2021 as amended on 18 May 2024 as amended on 19 Jul 2025
Contact on the register
01760338552 · crcsec@transformingministry.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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