The London Centre for Spiritual Direction

Analysis

The London Centre for Spiritual Direction is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2001, 25 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 04244834). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The London Centre for Spiritual Direction reported income of £140k and spending of £141k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £98k to £140k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 24%. 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, The London Centre for Spiritual Direction sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joint Christian Science Reading Room UK (£140k), Mary Platt Methodist Pre -School (£140k) and Dorcan Church Swindon (£140k).