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Wycliffe Hall

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1156892OxfordReligion
Income£4.5m2025-07-31
Spending£4.5msame year
Spent / received106%5-year average
Size in its cause99th pctReligion
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees55latest return

Analysis

Wycliffe Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 2014, 12 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 09007970). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Wycliffe Hall reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £4.5m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 46%. 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, Wycliffe Hall sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Norwich (£4.5m), Thames Christian School (£4.5m) and The Trinitarian Bible Society (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 28% and trading 14%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £105k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.

Income and spending

£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.9m2021 Income: £2,685,3632021 Spending: £2,514,65520212022 Income: £2,441,8582022 Spending: £2,683,90520222023 Income: £2,945,8102023 Spending: £3,368,94620232024 Income: £4,291,3712024 Spending: £4,851,86020242025 Income: £4,515,2572025 Spending: £4,489,5752025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 28%
  • Charitable activities 58%
  • Trading 14%

In the charity's own words

Wycliffe Hall is a theological college within the diverse environment of the University of Oxford. We aim to equip our students for their future ministries, through excellent academic teaching, practical ministry experience and living as part of a vibrant and supportive Christian community.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of NorwichNorwich£4.5m
Thames Christian SchoolSurrey£4.5m
The Trinitarian Bible SocietyLondon£4.5m
St Mellitus College TrustLondon£4.5m