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WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE

Registered charity 1123573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053913 (OSCR)

Provision of theological training courses and resources delivered in partnership with local churches.Advance the education, training and personal formation of Christian leaders.

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

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £68,237 for the year ended 31 July 2025, contrasting with a surplus in the prior year. General fund reserves decreased by £56,448 to £114,090, while the Trustees remain confident in securing sufficient future funding through donations and student recruitment to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Student tuition fees (67% of income)
“The principal source of income was student tuition fees, totalling £851,710” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £114k; policy: three months' salary plus full year Faculty pay and marking costs)
“General fund reserves decreased by £56,448 to £114,090 over the year to 31 July 2025. A key target for the Trustees is to build up general reserves over the following three years to a minimum of 3 months ' salary plus full year Faculty pay and marking costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees
“Total donations made by Trustees in the year were £12,164 (2024: £1,400) including the associated Gift Aid.” — page 26
“There are no related parties other than the Trustees and WTC Consulting Ltd.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: WTC Consulting Ltd
“Total donations made by Trustees in the year were £12,164 (2024: £1,400) including the associated Gift Aid.” — page 26
“There are no related parties other than the Trustees and WTC Consulting Ltd.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: WTC Consulting Ltd
“The wholly owned subsidiary, WTC Consulting Ltd, is a company registered in England and Wales.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£121k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 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 (67% 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: 0.2% 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: Birmingham City · Bracknell Forest · Bristol City · Bromley · Cambridgeshire · Derbyshire · East Sussex · Essex · Manchester City · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/07/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/07/2023£1.0m£1.1m
31/07/2022£1.0m£945k
31/07/2021£830k£704k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £68,237 for the year ended 31 July 2025, contrasting with a surplus in the prior year. General fund reserves decreased by £56,448 to £114,090, while the Trustees remain confident in securing sufficient future funding through donations and student recruitment to maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

Who funds WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE as a grant recipient include SEEDFIELD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SEEDFIELD TRUSTFY2021£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST1£1.1m
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£444k
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TRUST, OXFORD1£175k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST1£50k
THE S M B TRUST1£10k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD1£10k
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL CENTRE£1.3m—0below—no doubt
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE FY2024£2.4m—0below—no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025£23.8m—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TRUST, OXFORD FY2025£645k—0above—no doubt
THE QUEEN'S FOUNDATION FOR ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FY2025£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ST PAUL'S THEOLOGICAL CENTRE FY2024£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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