KING'S CHURCH KINGSTON

Registered charity 1160459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

King's Church Kingston exists to help the people of Kingston and the surrounding area discover the life-changing reality of knowing Jesus personally.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£298k

Latest spending

£268k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £30,628 for the year, increasing its net assets to £1,215,415. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £154,865, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £71,000. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £155k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £71,000 (which equates to about 3 months' of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Joseph
David Paul Rowsell · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Kirby-Blair
Sharon Sebastian

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	£298k	£268k
31/03/2024	£318k	£309k
31/03/2023	£319k	£346k
31/03/2022	£298k	£249k
31/03/2021	£295k	£287k

Common questions

Is KING'S CHURCH KINGSTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £30,628 for the year, increasing its net assets to £1,215,415. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £154,865, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £71,000. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

KING'S CHURCH, GUILDFORD income £187k
KING AND COUNTRY CHURCH income £143k
KINGDOMCITY UNITED KINGDOM LTD income £787k
KINGS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £1.8m
KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £161k
KING'S CHURCH LONDON income £3.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KING'S CHURCH KINGSTON	£298k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KING'S CHURCH, GUILDFORD FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KING AND COUNTRY CHURCH FY2025	£143k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KINGDOMCITY UNITED KINGDOM LTD FY2024	£787k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£1.8m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	within	—	no doubt
KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£161k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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