Unitarian College

Analysis

Unitarian College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Unitarian College reported income of £128k and spending of £318k, spending 248% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £145k to £128k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Unitarian College sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leamington Spa Baptist Church (£128k), Beech Hill Church, Otley (£128k) and Kidderminster Trinity Methodist Church (£128k).

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.