Scripture Union International Council

Analysis

Scripture Union International Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03678243). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Scripture Union International Council reported income of £879k and spending of £1.1m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £927k to £879k (-5.3%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Scripture Union International Council sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Dionis, Parsons Green (£878k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Egham (£879k) and The Congregation of Josephites (£878k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £135k. Reserves of £389k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

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.