THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1065086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRONTIER COMMUNITY PROJECT, KINGS CENTRE EASTBOURNE LTD, KINGS CHURCH

The Frontiers Charitable Trust is home to Kings Church, a large, vibrant and growing church. Full details of all its activities can be found at www.kings.church

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME. 2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY OR DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, MEDICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. 3) TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN FAMILY LIFE IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ORGANISATION OF COURSES FOR THE TEACHING OF THE SKILLS OF PARENTHOOD.

Area of benefit: EAST SUSSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Eastbourne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of approximately £10,000 for the year, primarily due to giving being slightly under budget. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased to £40,153, while the charity holds significant long-term reserves of £76,958 and unrestricted funds of £355,788. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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 decided not to hold excess funds in long-term reserves (reserves figure: £40k)
“Long-term reserves represent those funds held specifically to safeguard TFCT in case of unforeseen financial circumstances. In light of full ownership of the Kings Centre by the charity and a high level of predictability of ongoing income and expenditure, a decision by the trustees was taken not to hold excess funds in long-term reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: KCEL, operated for the purpose of raising funds for the benefit of TFCT, through the hiring of the Kings Centre for conferences, meetings, weddings, sports and other events. The KCEL directors are Mr. S. Cox, Mr. J R Phillips, Mr. A P Stevens and Mr. O W Stevens.
“KCEL, operated for the purpose of raising funds for the benefit of TFCT, through the hiring of the Kings Centre for conferences, meetings, weddings, sports and other events. The KCEL directors are Mr. S. Cox, Mr. J R Phillips, Mr. A P Stevens and Mr. O W Stevens.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Baldwin Scofield Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 300
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 75
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 77
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2023£962k£982k
31/08/2022£970k£1.2m
31/08/2021£927k£911k

Common questions

Is THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of approximately £10,000 for the year, primarily due to giving being slightly under budget. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased to £40,153, while the charity holds significant long-term reserves of £76,958 and unrestricted funds of £355,788. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Baldwin Scofield Ltd.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
FRONTIERS FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
HAILSHAM FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£358k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS PORTAL LTD FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt
FRONTIER YOUTH TRUST FY2026£109k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£374k—0unclear—no doubt

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