KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST

Registered charity 1052794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARSHES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST

To advance the Christian faithTo relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused therebyTo promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £30,929 to £29,698. Free reserves stood at £3,663, which the trustees consider sufficient given the low level of committed expenditure other than rent and wages. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and intend to build cash reserves in the coming year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific target stated; trustees do not consider it necessary to keep free reserves as long as commitments are being met (held: £4k)
“the trustees do not consider it necessary to keep free reserves as long as commitments are being met”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made by trustees of the charity totalled £2,390 (2024: £2,310)
“Donations made by trustees of the charity totalled £2,390 (2024: £2,310)” — page 14
“Rental income includes amounts received from trustees as follows: Franklin Associates - £2,750 (2024: £3,000)” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental income includes amounts received from trustees as follows: Franklin Associates - £2,750 (2024: £3,000)
“Donations made by trustees of the charity totalled £2,390 (2024: £2,310)” — page 14
“Rental income includes amounts received from trustees as follows: Franklin Associates - £2,750 (2024: £3,000)” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brazil · Kenya · Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£111k£113k
31/03/2024£106k£99k
31/03/2023£90k£110k
31/03/2022£65k£38k
31/03/2021£13k£11k

Common questions

Is KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £30,929 to £29,698. Free reserves stood at £3,663, which the trustees consider sufficient given the low level of committed expenditure other than rent and wages. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern and intend to build cash reserves in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2023£10kA Warm and Nourishing Welcome
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£10kReconnecting After COVID

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION1£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with King's Community Church, Lancaster.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST£111k—0unclear—no doubt
King's Community Church, Lancaster FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS CHURCH WOKINGHAM FY2024£135k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2023£137k—0below—no doubt
KING'S CHURCH IN GREATER MANCHESTER FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.