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CENTRE FOR CULTURAL WITNESS

Registered charity 1203157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Seen & Unseen

The Centre for Cultural Witness aims to re-tell the creative, imaginative, culture-shaping power of the Christian story in public, harnessing the wisdom of theologians and other Christian leaders, enabling them to communicate a rich, intelligent vision of the world seen through Christian eyes.

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Latest income
£914k
Latest spending
£605k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, maintaining unrestricted reserves of £401,562 against a policy target of 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity is currently winding down its operations to transfer assets and staff to a partner organization, the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: none
“The total income for the period was £914,349 comprising grants and donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months (held: £402k)
“Trustees seek to maintain a sufficient base of unrestricted funds appropriate to the operation of the charity (3-6 months).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£914k
Total spending
£605k
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£414k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£914k£605k
30/06/2024£871k£452k

Common questions

Is CENTRE FOR CULTURAL WITNESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, maintaining unrestricted reserves of £401,562 against a policy target of 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity is currently winding down its operations to transfer assets and staff to a partner organization, the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CENTRE FOR CULTURAL WITNESS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds CENTRE FOR CULTURAL WITNESS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE FOR CULTURAL WITNESS as a grant recipient include THE LAMBETH TRUST, THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BROOKSIDE TRUST, THE JERUSALEM TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2023£500kSupport for work and mission of Archbishops of Canterbury
THE LAMBETH TRUSTFY2024£279kSupport for work and mission of Archbishop of Canterbury
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£148kTo advance the Christian religion
THE BROOKSIDE TRUSTFY2025£90kPromote the Christian faith and values
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2024£24kChristian Media