KING'S CHURCH,HIGH WYCOMBE
Registered charity 1184180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING'S CHURCH, THE KING'S CHURCH HIGH WYCOMBE
The Object of the CIO is for the public benefit, to advance the Christian religion in High Wycombe and theUK, and such parts of the world as the Charity Trustees may think fit, including by but not limited to, the enrichment of lives through support, care and guidance in line with the teachings of the Christian Bible.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £81,916 for the year ended 31 August 2024, an increase from the previous year's deficit. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the next twelve months and is prepared on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The reserves policy is based on contractual commitments particularly in respect of employees. The policy is targeted at the cost of 3 months notice periods. This is currently around £160,000.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Seymour Taylor Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Paul Gibbins — Chair of Trustees (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 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 (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Paul Trevor Gibbinschair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Hannah Hedges
- Ian Christopher Stokoe
- Mark Daniel Wells
- Philippa Anne Chipping
- Richard Wainman
- Theresa Ifedolapo Olowoloba
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KING'S CHURCH,HIGH WYCOMBE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £81,916 for the year ended 31 August 2024, an increase from the previous year's deficit. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the next twelve months and is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Seymour Taylor Limited.
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