THE QUEEN'S FOUNDATION FOR ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Registered charity 1111892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as The Queens Foundation

The provision of full and part time training for ordination within their respective churches for members of Christian denominations as determined by the governors provision of theological education and training and the promotion of research in theology and related subjects.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £792,093 for the year, driven by rising staff costs, higher energy bills, and lower-than-budgeted external rents. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient reserves and budgeted income to continue operations for the next 12 months. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £578,441, which is below its stated policy target of six months' unrestricted operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by JW Hinks LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Queen's Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median 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

• Bishop ROBERT SPRINGETTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Canon David Anthony Hermitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jonathan Pye
• Dr Rachel Margaret Elizabeth Jepson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Mavis Oloria Jones
• Rev Claire Maxim
• Rev Deborah Caulk
• Rev Philip John Gough
• Winston David Weir

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE income £1.3m
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• ST LUKE'S COLLEGE FOUNDATION income £224k
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• UNION FOUNDATION income £1.6m
• THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF ST KATHARINE income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

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