King's Church Medway

Analysis

King's Church Medway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 08438643). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, King's Church Medway reported income of £774k and spending of £694k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £527k to £774k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Medway sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Dover Ltd (£774k), The People's Kitchen Limited (£774k) and Reaching the Unreached (£773k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.