The Religious of Christian Instruction

Analysis

The Religious of Christian Instruction is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherborne. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Religious of Christian Instruction reported income of £134k and spending of £169k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £116k to £134k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Religious of Christian Instruction sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 The Morse-Boycott Bursary Fund (£134k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe (£134k) and The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Central Telford (£134k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.