Emmanuel Theological College

Analysis

Emmanuel Theological College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in February 2008, 18 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 06074349). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Emmanuel Theological College reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £603k to £1.5m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Emmanuel Theological 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luther King House Educational Trust (£1.5m), The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities (£1.5m) and Gladstone's Library (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £416k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.