KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH

Registered charity 1083049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGS CHURCH CENTRE, NORWICH, KINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH, NK CENTRE

The principle activity of the charity is the advancement of the Christian Faith through worship and work within the local community.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £571,856 for the year ended 31 October 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £629,015, which is well above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, and the trustees are satisfied with this level. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £629k)
“The Trustees, having considered the potential risks facing the Charity and assessed the future plans, would wish to retain free reserves sufficient to meet at least three months expenditure, meeting all contractual obligations.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity owns 100% of the share capital of its subsidiary undertaking, Kings Church Centre Facilities Ltd and has taken advantage of the exemption available under Section 33 of FRS 102 not to disclose the transactions between wholly owned members of a group. The following payments were made to employees related to trustees: 2024 Individual Trustee £ Relationship to trustee 830 A Nelson I Nelson Son 13,564 H Drew J Drew Spouse 32,243 A Hopley K Vinson Sister-in-law F Pull D Pull Daughter
“The following payments were made to employees related to trustees: 2024 Individual Trustee £ Relationship to trustee 830 A Nelson I Nelson Son 13,564 H Drew J Drew Spouse 32,243 A Hopley K Vinson Sister-in-law F Pull D Pull Daughter” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Kings Church Centre Facilities Norwich Ltd
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, King's Church Centre Facilities Norwich Ltd, the activities of which include King's Conferencing up to 31 October 2023, after which it was transferred to the Charity, and King's Coffee & Catering.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£344k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.2m£1.4m
31/10/2024£1.8m£1.2m
31/10/2023£917k£1.1m
31/10/2022£1.1m£959k
31/10/2021£796k£731k

Common questions

Is KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £571,856 for the year ended 31 October 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £629,015, which is well above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, and the trustees are satisfied with this level. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Audit Limited.

Who funds KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kPeople with Disability
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2022£2kGrants to Churches

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2017£176kThe King's Venue

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING'S LYNN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH£1.2m—0above—no doubt
KING'S LYNN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt
King's Community Church, Lancaster FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGDOM APOSTOLIC EMPOWERMENT CENTRE FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH FY2025£686k—0unclear—no doubt

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