The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian)
Analysis
The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian) reported income of £447k and spending of £570k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £248k to £447k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swindon CCRC Trust (£447k), Ilford Islamic Centre Limited (£448k) and Loyadham Parivar UK (£447k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A Unitarian conference centre based in the village of Great Hucklow, Derbyshire to further the religious and other charitable work of the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches including: (a) the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and (b) the provision of facilities for the education of students of educational establishments.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Swindon CCRC Trust | Swindon | £447k |
| Ilford Islamic Centre Limited | Ilford | £448k |
| Loyadham Parivar UK | London | £447k |
| Northumbria Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £448k |