FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING

Registered charity 1076950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING

Makes grants to organisations (including schools, charities etc); provides buildings/facilities/open space.

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Latest income

£493k

Latest spending

£288k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £204,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £492,965 against total expenditure of £288,134. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,429,737, while free reserves were £196,381, a level the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £196k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income

£737k

Total spending

£129k

Reserves (reported)

£165k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~15.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Canon Amaury Marie Jean Montjean · trustee of 1 other charity
Christian Spence
Kevin George Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip George Russell · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Benoit Beligne
Rev KURT MICHAEL WIENER

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

Operates in: Italy · Lancashire · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£493k	£288k
31/03/2024	£448k	£305k
31/03/2023	£410k	£248k
31/03/2022	£737k	£129k
31/03/2021	£133k	£85k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £204,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £492,965 against total expenditure of £288,134. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,429,737, while free reserves were £196,381, a level the trustees consider adequate against their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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
DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED	1	£2.2m
THE ADDERSTONE FOUNDATION	1	£1.2m
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITED	1	£82k
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (REFORMED) CARDIFF WEST	1	£48k
KEREN AMHA LIMITED	1	£45k
THE ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE GOSHEN TRUST	1	£24k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING'S CHURCH LONDON.

KING'S CHURCH LONDON income £3.2m
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION income £135k
THE FRIENDS OF ALEXANDER INSTITUTIONS TRUST income £1.1m
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY income £275k
THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE income £3.8m
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING	£493k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£3.2m	—	3	below	0.0%	no doubt
PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION FY2025	£135k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ALEXANDER INSTITUTIONS TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FY2025	£275k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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