ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST

Registered charity 1094157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH THAMES MINISTERIAL TRAINING COURSE, NORTH THAMES MINISTERIAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP, NTMTC

Theological training for Church of England ordinands, Lay Readers and others.

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

Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£4.5m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £814,811, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of one term's expenditure (estimated at £480,000). The charity reported a net operating surplus of £42,426 for the year, supported by total incoming resources of £4,533,212.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Archbishops' Council of the Church of England (76% of income)
“The College’s main source of funding is student fees which this year amounted to £3,533,416 (2024: £3,229,683), of which £2,687,941 (76%) (2024: £2,306,895 - 71%) came from the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England for the training of Church of England ordinands.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one term's expenditure (estimated at £480,000) (held: £815k)
“The trustees consider that the most appropriate level of free reserves to be held on an ongoing basis would be the equivalent of one term’s expenditure. Based on current projections it is estimated that one term’s expenditure would be in the region of £480,000” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funding received from Archbishops' Council
“The Archbishops' Council - funding received of £3,298,586 (2024: £2,584,420 ) The Archbishops' Council - outstanding net debtor £173,627 (2024: £49,623 ) The Archbishops' Council - recharge of expenses incurred on their behalf” — page 31
“London Diocesan Fund - funding received of £22,828 (2024: £20,991 ) London Diocesan Fund – outstanding debtor £NIL (2024: £NIL )” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funding received from London Diocesan Fund
“The Archbishops' Council - funding received of £3,298,586 (2024: £2,584,420 ) The Archbishops' Council - outstanding net debtor £173,627 (2024: £49,623 ) The Archbishops' Council - recharge of expenses incurred on their behalf” — page 31
“London Diocesan Fund - funding received of £22,828 (2024: £20,991 ) London Diocesan Fund – outstanding debtor £NIL (2024: £NIL )” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funding received from Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance
“The Archbishops' Council - funding received of £3,298,586 (2024: £2,584,420 ) The Archbishops' Council - outstanding net debtor £173,627 (2024: £49,623 ) The Archbishops' Council - recharge of expenses incurred on their behalf” — page 31
“London Diocesan Fund - funding received of £22,828 (2024: £20,991 ) London Diocesan Fund – outstanding debtor £NIL (2024: £NIL )” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with St Paul's Theological Centre
“The Archbishops' Council - funding received of £3,298,586 (2024: £2,584,420 ) The Archbishops' Council - outstanding net debtor £173,627 (2024: £49,623 ) The Archbishops' Council - recharge of expenses incurred on their behalf” — page 31
“London Diocesan Fund - funding received of £22,828 (2024: £20,991 ) London Diocesan Fund – outstanding debtor £NIL (2024: £NIL )” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funding received from Holy Trinity Brompton
“The Archbishops' Council - funding received of £3,298,586 (2024: £2,584,420 ) The Archbishops' Council - outstanding net debtor £173,627 (2024: £49,623 ) The Archbishops' Council - recharge of expenses incurred on their behalf” — page 31
“London Diocesan Fund - funding received of £22,828 (2024: £20,991 ) London Diocesan Fund – outstanding debtor £NIL (2024: £NIL )” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Mellitus College Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£4.5m
Reserves (reported)
£800k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£4.5m£4.5m
31/07/2024£3.8m£4.0m
31/07/2023£3.0m£3.2m
31/07/2022£3.5m£3.4m
31/07/2021£3.9m£3.4m

Common questions

Is ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £814,811, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of one term's expenditure (estimated at £480,000). The charity reported a net operating surplus of £42,426 for the year, supported by total incoming resources of £4,533,212. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST£4.5m—0above—no doubt
MALAYALAM GOSPEL CHURCH FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY COLLEGE BRISTOL LIMITED FY2025£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt

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