Moorlands College

Analysis

Moorlands College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in May 2002, 24 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 04241702). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Moorlands College reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £1.9m (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Moorlands College sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maccabi GB (£1.9m), Grace Baptist Mission CIO (£1.9m) and St Mary's Abbey, Quarr (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £351k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 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.