--- title: "Spicer Street Church — charity 1173938 | CharityCompare" description: "Spicer Street Church (charity 1173938): income £911k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/spicer-street-church retrieved: 2026-10-08T06:51:10.321Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1173938CIO SS # Spicer Street Church Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Spicer Street Church is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.spicerstreet.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173938&subId=0) Work at Spicer Street Church? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=spicer-street-church&type=claim&name=Spicer%20Street%20Church) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Spicer Street Church? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £911,430 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £763,070 Registered charity number 1173938 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Spicer Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.spicerstreet.org.uk](http://www.spicerstreet.org.uk/) Quick answer Spicer Street Church (number 1173938) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Spicer Street Church do? A LOCAL CHURCH BASED IN ST. ALBANS. SEE THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Spicer Street Church Answers Spicer Street Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Spicer Street Church's highest-paid staff paid? Spicer Street Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does Spicer Street Church's money come from? Spicer Street Church reported £911k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £898k (99%), investments £13k (1%). - Donations and legacies£898k · 99% - Investments£13k · 1% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Spicer Street Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Spicer Street Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 25 July 2017 Where it says it operates Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Spicer Street Church registered for? Religious Activities ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Spicer Street Church yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Spicer Street Church. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Spicer Street Church? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists Spicer Street Church as a registered charity (number 1173938) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Spicer Street Church's charity number? Spicer Street Church's charity number is 1173938. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1173938? Search 1173938 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Spicer Street Church do? A LOCAL CHURCH BASED IN ST. ALBANS. SEE THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Does Spicer Street Church have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Spicer Street Church. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Spicer Street Church? Spicer Street Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.spicerstreet.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Spicer Street Church's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Spicer Street Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Where does Spicer Street Church's money come from? Spicer Street Church reported £911k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £898k (99%), investments £13k (1%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Spicer Street Church? The register records Spicer Street Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Spicer Street Church's trustees paid? Spicer Street Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was Spicer Street Church registered as a charity? Spicer Street Church was entered on the register on 25 July 2017. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173938&subId=0).