The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited

Analysis

The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03188730). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited reported income of £71k and spending of £148k, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £166k to £71k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The North East Religious Learning Resources Centre Limited sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Apostolic Church Kingsrealm (£71k), Plymouth Unitarian Church (£71k) and Music and Worship Foundation CIO (£71k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.