The Alcuin Club

Analysis

The Alcuin Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Alcuin Club reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £14k (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Alcuin Club sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Necton Church and School Estate Trust (£14k), Jamiat Ul Muslimin (£14k) and Christ United Ministries International (£14k).

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.