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BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK

Registered charity 1164965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCUK

The advancement of the christian religion by the promotion of the understanding and practice of Biblical counselling and establishing and carrying out ministries related thereto.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£922k
Latest spending
£753k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves amounted to £191,390 at year-end, while the charity holds designated funds totaling £529,415, including a Ministry Sustainability Fund intended to cover future deficits. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate due to significant cash reserves and the correlation between course expenses and advance student payments. However, the report notes that if donation and grant income does not increase, the ambition for the charity's ministry will inevitably need to reduce.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees receiving remuneration for the year in the £60,000-£69,999 bracket was 1” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees receiving remuneration for the year in the £60,000-£69,999 bracket was 1” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activity (53% of income)
“Certificate course 323,854” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee-related party payment
“The wife of Steve Midgley received payment for services amounting to £2,168 for her role as a grader/tutor during the year.” — page 21
“During the year Christ Church Cambridge received a payment of £500 for room hire. The Executive Director, Steve Midgley, is employed part time by Christ Church Cambridge.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee-related party payment
“The wife of Steve Midgley received payment for services amounting to £2,168 for her role as a grader/tutor during the year.” — page 21
“During the year Christ Church Cambridge received a payment of £500 for room hire. The Executive Director, Steve Midgley, is employed part time by Christ Church Cambridge.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£922k
Total spending
£753k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£721k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£922k£753k
31/08/2024£653k£641k
31/08/2023£605k£680k
31/08/2022£805k£426k
31/08/2021£401k£386k

Common questions

Is BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves amounted to £191,390 at year-end, while the charity holds designated funds totaling £529,415, including a Ministry Sustainability Fund intended to cover future deficits. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate due to significant cash reserves and the correlation between course expenses and advance student payments. However, the report notes that if donation and grant income does not increase, the ambition for the charity's ministry will inevitably need to reduce. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIBLICAL COUNSELLING UK as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLANDFY2023£45Home Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLANDFY2022£45Home Missions