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Northern College (United Reformed and Congregational)

Northern College (United Reformed and Congregational) is a registered charity (number 529253) based in Manchester, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £557k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Northern College (Charity Commission)

  • 1 trustee
  • Income £557k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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No individual trustees are listed on the register.

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Luther King House Educational Trust.

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Religious Activities
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.northerncollege.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1961

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£557k£602k
  • 2023£516k£603k
  • 2022£489k£568k
Earlier years
  • 2021£480k£537k
  • 2020£518k£579k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE COLLEGE IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE CHURCHES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR:1) CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCHES,2) MINISTERS OF, AND LAY PEOPLE IN, THE CHURCHES, AND3) MINISTERS AND LAY PERSONS FROM OTHER DENOMINATIONSAND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT.

Board analysis

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£557k latest income · spending exceeded income 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.

120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

6 from 7 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
529253
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 25/05/1961AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 24/09/1970AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 24/10/1983AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 22/11/1993AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 09/04/2001AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 14/07/2003
Contact on the register
01612492506 · paul.barrett@lutherking.ac.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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