KINGFISHER CHURCH, LITTLE PAXTON

Registered charity 1168532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGFISHER CHURCH

Church trying to reach out to the village of Little Paxton and surrounding areas with the Christian gospel.

Objects

3.1. THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN LITTLE PAXTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CONSISTENT WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, AS SHALL IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FACILITATE THE WORK OF THE FELLOWSHIP. 3.2. THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

£164k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts were £164,424 against payments of £148,996, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure was achieved throughout the year. No material uncertainties or significant financial risks are disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear

“Mr Richard Fairbairn (Pastor) was employed on a full time basis and is also a trustee of the CIO.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Regular giving (68% of income)

“The majority of the church’s income was received through regular giving from members and friends of the church of which £111,466 were gift aided donations and £28,071 of non gift aided donations.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months expenditure

“The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of maintaining reserves at a minimum level of three months expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Richard Fairbairn is a trustee and received remuneration as Pastor.

“Mr Richard Fairbairn (Pastor) was employed on a full time basis and is also a trustee of the CIO. The remuneration of all staff is reviewed by two trustees each year. The Pastor does not attend the meetings at which this review takes place. None of the other trustees of the CIO received any remuneration from the Church during the year.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

EDWARD SLATERchair
Claire Bell
Claire Kermode
Daniel Bass
RICHARD FAIRBAIRN

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£164k	£149k
31/12/2024	£141k	£111k
31/12/2023	£126k	£106k
31/12/2022	£116k	£126k
31/12/2021	£106k	£139k

Common questions

Is KINGFISHER CHURCH, LITTLE PAXTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts were £164,424 against payments of £148,996, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure was achieved throughout the year. No material uncertainties or significant financial risks are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of KINGFISHER CHURCH, LITTLE PAXTON earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

Charities like this

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

KINGFISHER CHURCH income £200k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FISHERTON ANGER (ST PAUL), SALISBURY income £589k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER LITTLE ASTON income £175k
KING'S CHURCH BISHOP'S WALTHAM income £111k
KING'S CHURCH AMERSHAM income £903k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, LITTLEWORTH income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGFISHER CHURCH, LITTLE PAXTON	£164k	unclear	0	above	—	no doubt
KINGFISHER CHURCH FY2025	£200k	£42,700	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FISHERTON ANGER (ST PAUL), SALISBURY FY2024	£589k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER LITTLE ASTON FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S CHURCH BISHOP'S WALTHAM FY2025	£111k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KING'S CHURCH AMERSHAM FY2025	£903k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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