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Spiritus Theological College

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1056606CornwallReligion
Income£340k2025-08-31
Spending£399ksame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctReligion
Registered1996CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Spiritus Theological College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Spiritus Theological College reported income of £340k and spending of £399k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £455k to £340k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Spiritus Theological College sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Abbey Church of the Holy Cross Pershore (£340k), Stoke on Trent Mission Circuit (£341k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hanley the Holy Evangelists (£340k).

Income and spending

£0£115k£231k£346k£461k2021 Income: £454,8662021 Spending: £348,96320212022 Income: £461,2612022 Spending: £419,49920222023 Income: £421,1842023 Spending: £402,65920232024 Income: £428,8692024 Spending: £386,30620242025 Income: £340,1592025 Spending: £398,7302025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The provision of theological education and training for Christian ministries, candidates being presented by the participating churches, together with the provision of theological education to members of the public and delivery of 'Exporing Christianity' modules to lay disciples.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Abbey Church of the Holy Cross PershorePershore£340k
Stoke on Trent Mission CircuitStoke-On-Trent£341k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hanley the Holy EvangelistsStoke-On-Trent£340k
Christ Church CentralSheffield£341k