King's Church Kendal

Analysis

King's Church Kendal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06770192). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, King's Church Kendal reported income of £203k and spending of £207k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £144k to £203k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, King's Church Kendal sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beacon Church London (£203k), Waterloo Action Centre (£203k) and The Newbury Bible - Pattern Church (£203k).

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.