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Wesley House, Cambridge

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1158440CambridgeReligion
Income£8.9m2025-08-31
Spending£2.2msame year
Spent / received53%5-year average
Size in its cause99th pctReligion
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees14latest return

Analysis

Wesley House, Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 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 09147032). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wesley House, Cambridge reported income of £8.9m and spending of £2.2m, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £8.9m (+680%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 805%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Wesley House, Cambridge 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Corporation of the Church House (£8.7m), Bible and Gospel Trust (£8.9m) and Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs (£8.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 7.6%, trading 2.1% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £17.2m would cover about 96 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.2m£4.4m£6.6m£8.9m2021 Income: £1,136,2772021 Spending: £823,64820212022 Income: £955,7792022 Spending: £1,127,65820222023 Income: £1,020,4372023 Spending: £1,238,02420232024 Income: £979,3662024 Spending: £1,486,71320242025 Income: £8,862,6922025 Spending: £2,151,1242025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 1.3%
  • Charitable activities 7.6%
  • Trading 2.1%
  • Investments 0.4%
  • Other 89%

In the charity's own words

Founded in 1921, Wesley House is an academic institution within the Cambridge Theological Federation. Itis an independent charity, founded to be a Christian community of study, prayer and formation in theWesleyan tradition in the university city of Cambridge. Our vision, is to be a globally significant resource for leadership and scholarship in the Wesleyan tradition.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Corporation of the Church HouseLondon£8.7m
Bible and Gospel TrustChessington£8.9m
Northamptonshire Association of Youth ClubsNorthampton£8.5m
The United Reformed Church (South Western Synod) IncorporatedSomerset£9.0m