The Society of St Stephen's House

Analysis

The Society of St Stephen's House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11199178). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Society of St Stephen's House reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.0m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.6m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 123% 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 Stephen's House sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coptic Orthodox Church Foundation for the Arch Diocese of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (£1.6m), The Proclamation Trust (£1.6m) and One Church Leicester (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%, investments 20% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £255k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.