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Tyndale House and Institute

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1161396CambridgeReligion
Income£3.6m2025-04-30
Spending£1.6msame year
Spent / received32%5-year average
Size in its cause99th pctReligion
Registered2015Charitable company
Employees24latest return

Analysis

Tyndale House and Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 2015, 11 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 09437542). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Tyndale House and Institute reported income of £3.6m and spending of £1.6m, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.6m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 443%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Tyndale House and Institute sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney (£3.6m), Ezras Achim UK (£3.6m) and Mountlands Trust Limited (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, investments 13% and charitable activities 5.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £968k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.2m£4.4m£6.6m£8.8m2021 Income: £2,694,1832021 Spending: £1,188,29720212022 Income: £1,628,2692022 Spending: £1,153,40220222023 Income: £8,841,6382023 Spending: £1,311,80320232024 Income: £4,540,0822024 Spending: £1,507,70920242025 Income: £3,567,0022025 Spending: £1,594,6942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 54%
  • Legacies 27%
  • Charitable activities 5.2%
  • Investments 13%

In the charity's own words

Tyndale House supports research in the area of Biblical studies, by providing scholars with a library and residential accommodation, and funding in-house research projects.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of HackneyLondon£3.6m
Ezras Achim UKLondon£3.6m
Mountlands Trust LimitedSale£3.5m
The Liberty ChurchEssex£3.6m