THE KING'S CHURCH

Registered charity 702000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAGHULL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Thornton Community Church

The charity operates principally in and around the Thornton area of Sefton in a variety of ways to help advance the Christian faith and to help people in need. Weekly activities includes: children's work, youth work, lunch clubs and drop-in for the elderly and disadvantaged, community choir and church services. The charity works closely with local schools, local churches and other agencies.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH. 2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED AND SICK. 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIN ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. (FOR FULL OBJECTS SEE TRUST DEED)

Area of benefit: MERSEYSIDE AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenses slightly exceeded income, resulting in a deficit that was funded by unrestricted reserves. The charity holds £7,500 in operating reserves and the trustees consider the financial footing to be solid with a stable trend in donation income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £7,500 operating reserve (held: £8k)
“£7,500 has been allocated by the trustees as an operating reserve to cover fluctuations in receipts and payments and for contingencies.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The King's Church (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£66k£67k
31/12/2024£60k£66k
31/12/2023£70k£74k
31/12/2022£80k£75k
31/12/2021£68k£69k

Common questions

Is THE KING'S CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenses slightly exceeded income, resulting in a deficit that was funded by unrestricted reserves. The charity holds £7,500 in operating reserves and the trustees consider the financial footing to be solid with a stable trend in donation income.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2025£20kChildren and family support in Thornton Liverpool