King's Road Church

Analysis

King's Road Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkhamsted. It was registered in December 2019, 7 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, King's Road Church reported income of £1.3m and spending of £216k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £1.3m (+1784%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, King's Road Church 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 The Pret Foundation (£1.3m), Age Concern Isle of Wight (£1.3m) and The Focolare Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 2.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 142 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.