United Society for Christian Literature

Analysis

United Society for Christian Literature is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1966, 60 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 00064568). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, United Society for Christian Literature reported income of £70k and spending of £570k, spending 811% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £113k to £70k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 435% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, United Society for Christian Literature sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croyde Baptist Church (£70k), Hope Leeds Community Church CIO (£70k) and Eglwys Efengylaidd Aberystwyth (£70k).

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.