Catholic Independent Schools Conference

Analysis

Catholic Independent Schools Conference is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03407765). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Catholic Independent Schools Conference reported income of £149k and spending of £143k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £99k to £149k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Catholic Independent Schools Conference sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gate Church (£149k), Willesden Green Baptist Church (£149k) and Gospel Light Community Church (£149k).