The Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy Limited

Analysis

The Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08489497). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy Limited reported income of £692k and spending of £822k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £243k to £692k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Something to Look Forward to Limited (£692k), British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (£692k) and Winchester Churches Nightshelter (£691k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £502k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 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.