The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst

Analysis

The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08095123). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst reported income of £235k and spending of £299k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £264k to £235k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 163% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chaucer Heritage Trust (£235k), Plymouth Arts Cinema (£235k) and China Exchange (UK) (£234k).

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.