The Kingham Hill Trust

Analysis

The Kingham Hill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00365812). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Kingham Hill Trust reported income of £12.8m and spending of £27.7m, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11.0m to £12.8m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Kingham Hill Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Testament Church of God (£12.7m), Notre Dame School Cobham (£12.9m) and York Minster (£12.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 16%, donations and legacies 7.7% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £25.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 203 people.