Kings Community Church (Southampton)

Analysis

Kings Community Church (Southampton) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06212770). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kings Community Church (Southampton) reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kings Community Church (Southampton) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Settlement (£1.8m), Way Church (£1.8m) and Royal Artillery Charitable Fund (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, trading 17% and charitable activities 1.8%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,000. Reserves of £362k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.