The Silvester Horne Institute

Analysis

The Silvester Horne Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Church Stretton. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Silvester Horne Institute reported income of £31k and spending of £52k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £31k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Silvester Horne Institute sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light of Grace International Christian Centre (£31k), Canaan Apostolic Faith Church (£31k) and North Carlisle Christian Ministry (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.