The Kingsborough Centre

Analysis

The Kingsborough Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uxbridge. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05539255). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Kingsborough Centre reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £862k to £1.5m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kingsborough Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Staffordshire South West Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m), Upbeat Communities Ltd (£1.5m) and Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 82% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £681k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.