KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS

Registered charity 1075890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCAH

The provision of housing and welfare benefits advice and advocacy for those who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. We also provide temporary housing for motivated single homeless people.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £12,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Total income increased by 13.1% to £1,233,210, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £1,221,139. The trustees determined that the minimum level of free reserves to be held continues to be between £200,000 and £300,000, and unrestricted funds stood at £280,317 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £65,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee received employee benefits between £60,000-£65,000 during the current year (2024-1).” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee benefits between £60,000-£65,000 during the current year (2024-1).” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between £200,000 to £300,000 (held: £280k)

“Taking account of these factors, the trustees have determined that the minimum level of free reserves to be held continues to be between £200,000 to £300,000.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03735702

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — KCAH (matched by registered charity number).

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.

STEVENS, Mark Richard — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
ADAMS, Julian John — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
EDWARDS, Peter William Constantine — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
O'NEIL, Anne Catherine — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
BODEN, Gillian — director, appointed 14/05/2024on trustee list
SUTTON, Roger William — director, appointed 18/10/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£89k

Reserves (reported)

£280k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Roger Suttonchair
Gillian Boden
Julian John Adams · trustee of 2 other charities
Mark Richard Stevens
PETER WILLIAM CONSTANTINE EDWARDS · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT JOHN BAILEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Anne Catherine O'Neil · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£1.2m
31/03/2023	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/03/2022	£1.5m	£1.6m
31/03/2021	£1.4m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £12,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Total income increased by 13.1% to £1,233,210, while total expenditure decreased slightly to £1,221,139. The trustees determined that the minimum level of free reserves to be held continues to be between £200,000 and £300,000, and unrestricted funds stood at £280,317 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £65,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON, PARACLETOS, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CIO, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON	FY2025	£15k	Charity of the Month
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON	FY2024	£15k	Fundraising in aid of charities
PARACLETOS	FY2024	£15k
PARACLETOS	FY2025	£15k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£13k	Support for single homeless people
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CIO	FY2023	£10k	Spitalfields Crypt Trust
PARACLETOS	FY2023	£10k
PARACLETOS	FY2022	£10k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£6k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2021	£5k
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2022	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL	FY2022	£2k	Mission Societies and Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL	FY2023	£2k	Tithed grants from PCC Funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL	FY2024	£2k	Mission Societies and Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, KINGSTON HILL	FY2025	£1k	Tithed grants from PCC Funds - General Fund
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£900
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£900
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2021	£522
THE DANDY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE DANDY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£450
THE DANDY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£400

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	07/08/2025	£171k	Grant to KCAH
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2022	£199k	Building Sustainable Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/02/2019	£221k	Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness
City Bridge Foundation	12/03/2015	£88k	Grant to KCAH
City Bridge Foundation	26/08/2014	£3k	Eco audit to KCAH
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2010	£114k	Housing Crisis Intervention Service

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HOPESTEAD	2	£21k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION	1	£238k
Bird Song Trust	1	£94k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£71k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£66k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£57k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£51k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOMELESS ACTION.

HOMELESS ACTION income £3.8m
HOUSING JUSTICE income £3.0m
Stay Charity income £2.2m
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS income £5.9m
DOORSTEP OF HULL income £2.2m
ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST income £10.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS	£1.2m	£60,000 - £65,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
HOMELESS ACTION FY2025	£3.8m	£100,001 - £110,000	1	below	—	no doubt
HOUSING JUSTICE FY2025	£3.0m	£90,001 - £100,000	2	above	—	no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY HOMELESS PROJECTS FY2025	£5.9m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
DOORSTEP OF HULL FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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