Contemplative Fire

Analysis

Contemplative Fire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in October 2004, 22 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 05141218). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Contemplative Fire reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £23k to £20k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Contemplative Fire sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Academy (£20k), Kitov Limited (£20k) and Kettering Street Pastors (£20k).

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.