Kingsland Church Colchester

Analysis

Kingsland Church Colchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06730025). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kingsland Church Colchester reported income of £1.3m and spending of £782k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £627k to £1.3m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kingsland Church Colchester 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 Age Concern Isle of Wight (£1.3m), Build It International (£1.3m) and King's Road Church (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, investments 35% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £65k. Reserves of £138k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.