Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness

Analysis

Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingston Upon Thames. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03735702). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.2m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edith Cavell Fund for Nurses (£1.2m), Dina Perelman Trust Limited (£1.2m) and Life Church (Europe) (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and donations and legacies 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £24k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £280k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.