Regent's Park College
Analysis
Regent's Park College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 2019, 7 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 11470540). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Regent's Park College reported income of £3.5m and spending of £4.2m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.5m (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Regent's Park College 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 Uohc Supervision Ltd (£3.5m), Mountlands Trust Limited (£3.5m) and Andrew Wommack Ministries-Europe (£3.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 24%, trading 6.9% and investments 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £24k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £875k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 23%
- Legacies 0.7%
- Charitable activities 64%
- Trading 6.9%
- Investments 5.3%
In the charity's own words
THE COLLEGE AIMS TO PROVIDE MEN AND WOMEN WITH HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AT UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND RESEARCH LEVEL AS PART OF A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY, AND IN THE CONTEXT OF CHRISTIAN PASTORAL CARE. IT PROVIDES SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION, INCLUDING PREPARATION FOR ORDAINED CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Uohc Supervision Ltd | London | £3.5m |
| Mountlands Trust Limited | Sale | £3.5m |
| Andrew Wommack Ministries-Europe | Walsall | £3.5m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney | London | £3.6m |