Thames Christian School

Analysis

Thames Christian School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2000, 26 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 03986193). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Thames Christian School reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £4.5m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Thames Christian School sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wycliffe Hall (£4.5m), St Mellitus College Trust (£4.5m) and The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Norwich (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.0% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 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.