Kingsway International Christian Centre

Analysis

Kingsway International Christian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05036122). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kingsway International Christian Centre reported income of £6.5m and spending of £6.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.7m to £6.5m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kingsway International Christian Centre sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun of Winchester (£6.4m), Chabad Lubavitch UK (£6.5m) and Alderley Edge School for Girls (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, investments 3.9% and charitable activities 2.4%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5,250. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.