KEC CHURCH CENTRE

Registered charity 1184099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Connection Church Centre, Birmingham, KINGSHURST EVANGELICAL CHURCH, United Church North Solihull, United Church UK

The charities objectives and principal activities are to: Advancement of the Christian religion Support Christian Missionaries, relief of poverty and distress, support orphanges and Christian institutions world wide Provide a Community Care Centre for the support of the local people covering all ages from parents and toddlers to the elderly

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CIO 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
£209k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £209,020. The trustees note that while the church has sufficient reserves to meet its policy target, these are likely to be called upon in the short to medium term. The organization maintains unrestricted fund balances of £587,321 after accounting for long-term property loans.

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: £587k)
“It remains the goal of the Trustees to maintain freely available reserves at a minimum level which would enable the General Fund/Building Fund of the church to operate for approximately 3 months at £12,000.” — page 7
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £158k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£209k£198k
31/03/2024£144k£161k
31/03/2023£129k£144k
31/03/2022£129k£112k
31/03/2021£106k£54k

Common questions

Is KEC CHURCH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £209,020. The trustees note that while the church has sufficient reserves to meet its policy target, these are likely to be called upon in the short to medium term. The organization maintains unrestricted fund balances of £587,321 after accounting for long-term property loans. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE WALSALL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEC CHURCH CENTRE£209k—0above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE WALSALL FY2024£144k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£167k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025£802k—0unclear—no doubt
SOLIHULL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£277k—0above—no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025£497k—0no_policy—no doubt

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