THE LONDON CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

Registered charity 1089883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LONDON CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY

The London Centre for Spirituality is a resourse for prayer, exploration, training and development and aims to provide a Christian response to the contemporary thirst for meaning and purpose.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £176,087, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £16,728 for the year, with total income of £139,603 and expenditure of £141,407. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet obligations as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (63% of income)

“Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from services supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from events and courses.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £176k)

“The Charity aims to maintain a minimum of six months running costs in reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev K Wellman received £50 for running a session.

“£50 (2024: £250) was paid to Rev K Wellman, a trustee, for running a session for the charity.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for services

“£50 (2024: £250) was paid to Rev K Wellman, a trustee, for running a session for the charity. The amount was fully paid during the year and there is no amount outstanding at the balance sheet date (2024: £nil). There have been no other transactions with related parties during the year.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04244834

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

VERHAGE, Marianne — director, appointed 20/04/2026on trustee list
NOBLE, Jack, Reverend Canon — director, appointed 17/04/2023on trustee list
CORNISH, Andrew John — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
WELLMAN, Karen, Rev — director, appointed 08/07/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Karen Wellmanchair
ANDREW JOHN CORNISH · trustee of 1 other charity
Marianne VERHAGE
The Reverend Canon Jack Noble · trustee of 3 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£140k	£141k
31/08/2024	£141k	£128k
31/08/2023	£114k	£131k
31/08/2022	£116k	£111k
31/08/2021	£98k	£112k

Common questions

Is THE LONDON CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £176,087, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £16,728 for the year, with total income of £139,603 and expenditure of £141,407. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet obligations as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HARVEST COMMUNITY NETWORK	1	£32k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LUKE'S CENTRE.

ST LUKE'S CENTRE income £176k
CHRIST CENTRAL LONDON income £293k
STOCKPORT CENTRE CHURCH income £122k
THE GOSPEL CENTRE income £114k
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON income £267k
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS income £994k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LONDON CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION	£140k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST LUKE'S CENTRE FY2025	£176k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL LONDON FY2024	£293k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STOCKPORT CENTRE CHURCH FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GOSPEL CENTRE FY2024	£114k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2024	£267k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.