Westcott House

Analysis

Westcott House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Westcott House reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Westcott House sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Oratory of St Philip Neri (£1.3m), St Gerard's School Trust (£1.3m) and The Lighthouse Chapel International (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, trading 22%, donations and legacies 4.4% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £582k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.

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.