Biblical Counselling UK

Analysis

Biblical Counselling UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Biblical Counselling UK reported income of £922k and spending of £753k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £401k to £922k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Biblical Counselling UK sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Junction 42 Foundation (£921k), The Eddystone Trust (£923k) and Amber Valley School Sport Partnership CIO (£920k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 44% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £721k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.