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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SPIRITUALITY BY ACTING AS A CHRISTIAN RESOURCE FOR PRAYER, EXPLORATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT .

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £176,087, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs. Although income decreased slightly and expenditure increased during the year, the charity reported a net surplus and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. The financial position is supported by significant fixed asset investments valued at £172,689.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (75% 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 (reserves figure: £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.” — 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 10
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04244834 · Financial health read from its filings

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
Amanda Allchorn
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 the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £176,087, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs. Although income decreased slightly and expenditure increased during the year, the charity reported a net surplus and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. The financial position is supported by significant fixed asset investments valued at £172,689. 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
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN	1	£4k
EAST LONDON TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£30

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON CENTRAL CHURCH.

LONDON CENTRAL CHURCH income £92k
RESOURCE FOR LONDON income £419k
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH income £978k
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £1.4m
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k
CENTRE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT income £47k

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
LONDON CENTRAL CHURCH FY2025	£92k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RESOURCE FOR LONDON FY2025	£419k	—	—	above	—	not going concern
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2025	£978k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£497k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt

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