KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON

Registered charity 1113455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity exists to advance the Christian faith and also bring relief to persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick. Further objectives are the advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles, and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£777k

Latest spending

£791k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net current assets were £37k, up from £16k in the previous year, indicating improved day-to-day liquidity. The charity reports a net expenditure of £14k for the year, a significant improvement from the £150k loss in 2023, driven by reduced premises costs and increased donations. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £53,203 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The highest paid trustee, Mike Coltman, received emoluments in the year of £53,203 (2023: £50,875) including pension contributions of £3,941 (2023: £3,626).” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% of income)

“Donation and legacies 2 418,821 135,454 654,275 442,261” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 2 and 3 months normal expenditure (held: £80k)

“The Church Trustees have established a policy of ensuring that the Charity retains a minimum level of cash equivalent to between 2 and 3 months normal expenditure. At 31 December 2024 this target was estimated at between £60k and £80k.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £50,875 (FY2023) to £53,203 (FY2024).

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05670530

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — King's Church Darlington (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.

IANCU, Iosif Onisifor — director, appointed 01/03/2026on trustee list
HILLSDON, Philip James — director, appointed 21/09/2025on trustee list
LAMBERT, John Connolly — director, appointed 26/11/2023on trustee list
COOLEY, Anne — director, appointed 05/09/2022on trustee list
SALT, Jennifer — director, appointed 05/09/2022on trustee list
COLTMAN, Michael Anthony — director, appointed 22/03/2021on trustee list
DAVISON, Richard Paul — director, appointed 28/06/2009on trustee list
SOWERBY, Mark Andrew — director, appointed 10/01/2006on trustee list
IANCU, Sara — secretary, appointed 22/09/2025

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£777k

Total spending

£791k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£80k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PAUL DAVISONchair
ANNE COOLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Iosif Onisifor Iancu
Jennifer Salt
MARK ANDREW SOWERBY
Michael Anthony Coltman
Phillip James Hillsdon
Rev John Connolly Lambert

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£777k	£791k
31/12/2023	£653k	£803k
31/12/2022	£648k	£677k
31/12/2021	£523k	£663k
31/12/2020	£552k	£600k

Common questions

Is KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net current assets were £37k, up from £16k in the previous year, indicating improved day-to-day liquidity. The charity reports a net expenditure of £14k for the year, a significant improvement from the £150k loss in 2023, driven by reduced premises costs and increased donations. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £53,203 band.

Who funds KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON as a grant recipient include CEO SLEEPOUT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CEO SLEEPOUT	FY2024	£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	06/12/2024	£25k	Millionaire Street 2024 12w4
Community Foundation North East	18/07/2024	£10k	Grant to Kings Church Darlington
Community Foundation North East	07/04/2015	£1k	Towards the costs of the furniture project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON.

KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON income £137k
KINGS CHURCH WOKINGHAM income £135k
KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST income £111k
THE KING'S CHURCH DURHAM income £571k
King's Community Church, Lancaster income £111k
KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £161k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON	£777k	£53,203	above	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2023	£137k	—	below	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH WOKINGHAM FY2024	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KING'S CHURCH DURHAM FY2025	£571k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
King's Community Church, Lancaster FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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