KINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH (SOUTHAMPTON)

Registered charity 1119560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

King's Community Church is a member of the national body of the Evangelical Alliance and is best described as a bible believing charismatic Christian church. As such, its highest purpose is to honour Jesus Christ as Lord by seeking to love and serve God, each other in the church and those in the world around us.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £22,256 for the year, with total income exceeding £1.7 million. Free reserves are reported at £315,576 for the Church and £361,666 for the group, which the trustees consider to be around 2.5 months of expenditure, falling within their stated policy target of one to three months. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds and 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

Reserves policy: one and three months expenditure (held: £316k)
“The trustees consider that the level of free reserves, after allowing for unrestricted reserves tied up in fixed assets and investments, should be between one and three months expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with KCC Enterprises Ltd, a 100% subsidiary.
“During the year the Church received £83,661 (2024: £75,872) as a distribution from KCC Enterprises Ltd, a 100% subsidiary. The Church recharged salary costs of £133,169 (2024: £104,839) to KCC Enterprises Ltd, as well as a contribution towards utility and premises costs of £43,129 (2024: £14,602).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: KCC Enterprises Ltd
“The church has one wholly owned subsidiary, KCC Enterprises Ltd, which undertakes commercial activities on behalf of the church.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — King's Community Church (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£205k
Reserves (reported)
£362k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 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 (78% 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: 11.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Hampshire · India · New Zealand · Pakistan · Portsmouth City · Southampton City · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.1m

Common questions

Is KINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH (SOUTHAMPTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £22,256 for the year, with total income exceeding £1.7 million. Free reserves are reported at £315,576 for the Church and £361,666 for the group, which the trustees consider to be around 2.5 months of expenditure, falling within their stated policy target of one to three months. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH (SOUTHAMPTON)£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
King's Community Church, Lancaster FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S CHURCH, GUILDFORD FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2023£137k—0below—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - KINGS CHAPEL WELLING FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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