The Society of St Columba

Analysis

The Society of St Columba is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Society of St Columba reported income of £34k and spending of £52k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2,863 to £34k (+1104%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 938%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Society of St Columba sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hockley Essex (£34k), Grace of Jesus Christ Crusade (£34k) and British Friends of or Chadash (£34k).