Kingston Giving

Registered charity 1190241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LOVE KINGSTON

Our mission is to address local need in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and make a lasting impact in our community by inspiring strategic giving.

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Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £51,522.32 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £252,430 to £203,544.45. The trustees note that the charity relies on funding from the City Bridge Foundation, which is confirmed only up to May 2026, and are monitoring the financial position regarding future funding applications.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£145k£197k
31/03/2024£180k£152k
31/03/2023£126k£104k
31/03/2022£86k£92k
31/03/2021£195k£21k

Common questions

Is Kingston Giving financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £51,522.32 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £252,430 to £203,544.45. The trustees note that the charity relies on funding from the City Bridge Foundation, which is confirmed only up to May 2026, and are monitoring the financial position regarding future funding applications. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kMindful Space - Space to Belong
City Bridge Foundation15/05/2024£53kGrant to Kingston Charitable Foundation
City Bridge Foundation20/12/2022£239kGrant to Kingston Charitable Foundation
City Bridge Foundation24/06/2020£21kGrant to Kingston Charitable Foundation

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL KINGSTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Kingston Giving£145k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL KINGSTON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES UNITED CHARITIES FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FY2025£24.5m£380,000 - £390,000—below—no doubt
THE ALFRED CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£155k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSTON THEATRE TRUST FY2025£3.9m——unclear—material uncertainty

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