Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society

Analysis

Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society reported income of £94k and spending of £148k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £87k to £94k (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis City Church (£94k), St Nicolas' Guildford - Dorothy Grover Trust (£94k) and Bournemouth Gospel Hall Trust (£94k).

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.