Universities & Colleges Christian Fellowship

Analysis

Universities & Colleges Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 1962, 64 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 00387932). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Universities & Colleges Christian Fellowship reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £4.8m to £4.6m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Universities & Colleges Christian Fellowship sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Corporation of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool (£4.6m), Waverley Abbey Trust (£4.7m) and Manchester Islamic Educational Trust Ltd (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 6.4% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £885k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.0%. Reserves of £703k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.