--- title: "The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge — charity 231144 | CharityCompare" description: "The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (charity 231144): income £8.1m (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-society-for-promoting-christian-knowledge retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:39:04.738Z 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. 231144 SF # The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.spck.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=0) Work at The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-society-for-promoting-christian-knowledge&type=claim&name=The%20Society%20for%20Promoting%20Christian%20Knowledge) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-30 £8,055,000 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-30 £7,113,000 Registered charity number 231144 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) The Record Hall Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.spck.org.uk](http://www.spck.org.uk/) Quick answer The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (number 231144) 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge do? SPCK promotes Christian knowledge through broad-based publishing programmes producing books, electronic products and internet-based resources. Its Assemblies website provides teachers with free downloadable materials for collective worship in school. Materials are produced to reach people outside the church. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Answers The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's highest-paid staff paid? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band | £100,001–£110,000 | 1 | | --- | --- | | £80,001–£90,000 | 1 | | £70,001–£80,000 | 1 | | £60,001–£70,000 | 3 | The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's money come from? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge reported £8.1m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.6m (82%), donations and legacies £821k (10%), investments £620k (8%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £174k. - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£6.6m · 82% - Donations and legacies£821k · 10% - Investments£620k · 8% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 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) The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 21 June 1971 Company number [RC000557](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/RC000557) (Companies House) Also known as S P C K Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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. ## Linked funds and trusts The register records these funds under parent charity number 231144. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 43 linked records - [Belke General Trust (231144-4)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=4) - [Belke East India Trust (231144-5)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=5) - [H M Bliss Trust Fund (231144-6)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=6) - [Boyd Trust (in Memory of Miss Elizabeth Boyd) (231144-7)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=7) - [Cannings Fund (231144-8)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=8) - [Miss Bromley's Fund (231144-9)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=9) - [Darlington Trust (231144-10)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=10) - [Chelsea Hospital (231144-11)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=11) - [Clericus Trust (231144-14)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=14) - [Corden Trust (231144-15)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=15) - [Medical Mission in Southern India Trust (231144-16)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=16) - [Darrell Trust (231144-20)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=20) - [Disney and Drake Trust (231144-21)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=21) - [Fleming Trust (231144-22)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=22) - [Foster Trust (231144-23)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=23) - [Ferrett Trust (231144-25)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=25) - [Jenkins Trust (231144-26)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=26) - [French Trust (231144-28)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=28) - [Hitchin Memorial Prize Fund (231144-30)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=30) - [Negus Welsh (231144-32)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=32) - [Settle Educational Foundation Staplehurst (231144-34)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=34) - [Reverend Samuel Settle Fund (Excluding the Settle Educational Foundation) (231144-35)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=35) - [Reverend W H Havergal (231144-37)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=37) - [Ipswich Committee Trust (231144-38)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=38) - [Walter Howard Frere Fund (231144-39)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=39) - [Knight Bequest (231144-40)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=40) - [Lectiones (231144-41)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=41) - [Manx Fund (231144-42)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=42) - [Mc Comas Trust (231144-43)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=43) - [Mitchell Clarke Trust (231144-45)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=45) - [Reverend T a Morgan Jones Trust (231144-47)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=47) - [Munden Fund (231144-48)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=48) - [Nocton Trust (231144-50)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=50) - [Owen Fund (231144-51)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=51) - [Owen-Smith Trust (231144-52)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=52) - [Peacock Trust (231144-53)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=53) - [The H C Richards Fund (231144-56)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=56) - [St Helena (Island of) Trust (231144-58)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=58) - [S P C K General Common Investment Fund (231144-59)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=59) - [S P C K Special Common Investment Fund (231144-60)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=60) - [Stockley Trust (231144-61)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=61) - [Stowmarket Trust (231144-62)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=62) - [Peter Van Vryhouven Trust (231144-64)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=231144&subId=64) ## What causes is The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge registered for? Education/trainingReligious Activities ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge? - 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge as a registered charity (number 231144) 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's charity number? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's charity number is 231144. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 231144? Search 231144 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge do? SPCK promotes Christian knowledge through broad-based publishing programmes producing books, electronic products and internet-based resources. Its Assemblies website provides teachers with free downloadable materials for collective worship in school. Materials are produced to reach people outside the church. Does The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's website listed in our register data is http://www.spck.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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's money come from? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge reported £8.1m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £6.6m (82%), donations and legacies £821k (10%), investments £620k (8%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £174k. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge? The register records The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 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 The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's trustees paid? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge registered as a charity? The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge was entered on the register on 21 June 1971. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number RC000557). 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=231144&subId=0).