Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne

The Christian Institute

The Christian Institute is a registered charity (number 1004774) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Kenneth John Nelson since 2017. Latest income £3.8m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

7 trustees
Income £3.8m (2025)

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does: Religious Activities
Where: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland and more
Website: www.christian.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company: The Christian Institute
Registered: 1991

Income and spending

YearIncomeSpending
2025£3.8m£4.0m
2024£4.3m£3.7m
2023£3.5m£3.2m

Earlier years

2022£3.2m£3.2m
2021£3.6m£3.2m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1.THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

Kenneth John Nelson Chair since 2017
Michael Thomas Stanley Judge since 2019
REV DR William J U Philip since 2010
Rev George Robert Curry since 1991
Rev James Henry Aufrere Leggett since 2010
Rev Rupert Bentley Taylor since 2010
Trevor Ernest James since 2012

16.1y median 16y

average tenure

35y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Kenneth John Nelson Chair since 2017
Michael Thomas Stanley Judge since 2019
REV DR William J U Philip since 2010
Rev George Robert Curry since 1991
Rev James Henry Aufrere Leggett since 2010
Rev Rupert Bentley Taylor since 2010
Trevor Ernest James since 2012

24.4y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

Kenneth John Nelson Chair since 2017
Rev George Robert Curry since 1991
Rev James Henry Aufrere Leggett since 2010
Trevor Ernest James since 2012

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 7Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 18Education 6Business services 4

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

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2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£4.3m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

50 from 50 in 2020

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Registered charity number: 1004774
Status: Registered
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 AUG 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 FEB 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUN 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 2022
Companies House: Company number 02634440 · Active
Contact on the register: 01912815664 · info@christian.org.uk
Edition: Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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