SION COLLEGE

Registered charity 306142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7525349 · Wikipedia

Supports Anglican priestly ministry in London

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOUND LEARNING AND BROTHELY INTERCOURSE AMONG THE FELLOWS AND MEMBERS BY THE PROVISION AND UPKEEP OF A LIBRARY, THE HOLDING OF LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS AND IN OTHER WAYS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£169k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £16,402 for the year, primarily due to reduced investment income and increased event costs. However, total net assets increased to £4,786,715, driven by a net gain on investments of £283,104. The trustees confirm that current financial holdings and long-term prospects are sufficient to address the deficit and meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At 31 December 2025, the net current assets of the College, that is those unrestricted funds not designated for specific purposes or held as fixed asset investments, amounted to £39,582” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 13

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£152k£169k
31/12/2024£160k£164k
31/12/2023£153k£168k
31/12/2022£158k£190k
31/12/2021£142k£137k

Common questions

Is SION COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £16,402 for the year, primarily due to reduced investment income and increased event costs. However, total net assets increased to £4,786,715, driven by a net gain on investments of £283,104. The trustees confirm that current financial holdings and long-term prospects are sufficient to address the deficit and meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SION COLLEGE£152k—0below—no doubt
UNITARIAN COLLEGE FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SION COMMUNITY FOR EVANGELISM FY2025£235k—0unclear—no doubt
OUR LADY OF SION SCHOOL, WORTHING FY2025£4.0m——below—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF SION (UK) FY2025£691k—0below—no doubt
RNH SYNAGOGUE & COLLEGE LTD FY2025£1.6m—0below—noted

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