The Co-Mission Initiative Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is church planting in London, strengthening a London church, or training pastors and ministry trainees, it matches the purposes this funder describes.
- No grant range is stated, so there is no typical size to aim for; total giving in its latest annual report was £140,934, and its budget allows for up to £194k in grants and/or loans, so size any request to a specific plant, post or programme and set out its costs in detail.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline, but the Co-Mission Leadership Team reviews requests on behalf of the trustees, and successful applicants must report regularly and meet conditions the trustees and team set.
- Work that is not church planting, ministry training or support for churches' gospel ministry falls outside the purposes it describes.
Overview
The Co-Mission Initiative Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1157383).
The Co-Mission Initiative Trust is a registered charity whose principal objects are to advance the Christian faith, to help establish and renew Christian churches in London, and to support church planters in advancing the gospel. It provides financial support to people engaged in church planting, either directly or through the churches that employ them, and makes grants to churches in the Co-Mission network so they can employ training pastors and ministry trainees. It also gives grants to newly planted churches that need help to flourish over the long term. Its total giving in its latest annual report was £140,934.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation supports church planting across London and provides financial support to people engaged in planting churches, either directly or through grants to the churches that employ them. It also makes grants to churches in the Co-Mission network so they can employ training pastors and ministry trainees, and to newly planted churches needing a financial injection to flourish over the long term. Its focus is gospel ministry: the website describes working in partnership with existing reformed evangelical churches to plant churches in unreached areas across London, and strengthening churches that believe, live and share the gospel. Church planters and churches submit detailed requests; successful applicants provide regular reports and meet conditions set by the trustees and Co-Mission Leadership Team.
Themes
- Church planting
- Ministry training
Geographic Focus
London.
How to apply
Church planters and churches submit detailed grant requests. The Co-Mission Leadership Team reviews and decides applications on behalf of the trustees. Successful applicants submit regular reports and meet other conditions set by the trustees and the team.
What to send:
- Detailed grant requests
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £650,486 | £818,085 | £64,336 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £1,269,393 | £1,212,898 | £144,193 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £1,080,139 | £1,214,927 | £185,203 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £1,212,640 | £1,142,889 | £99,705 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £1,163,536 | £993,030 | £140,934 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- co-mission.org
- co-mission.org/planting · read on 30 October 2026
- co-mission.org/abuse-and-malpractice · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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