Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE KING'S WAY CHURCH CENTRE 

To advance the Christian faith in such a way and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council may think fit.To relieve sickness and financial hardship,to promote and preserve good health by provision of funds,goods.or services of any kind in the UK or world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£208£206£2n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£176£168£8n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£208£173£34n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£134£130£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£159£125£34£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£175£107£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£175£115£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£140£161£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£118£110£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£100£133£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£147£182£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£70£68£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£78£77£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£73£74£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£85£70£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£93£73£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£73£62£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£73£66£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£69£59£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.kingswaychurchuk.co.uk

info@kingswaychurchuk.co.uk

01902898100

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Tranquility Young People's Mental Health Project
£10,000 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to hire a support worker that will facilitate the continued delivery of a mental health programme for young people. The project aims to equip young people with techniques to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Kingsway Community Food and Clothes Bank
£9,968 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to purchase and install a log cabin to set up a permanent food and clothes bank service and employ an outreach worker to run it. The project aims to enable the service to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Emergency Covid-19 Support
£10,000 07/05/2020
2
The funding will be used provide a food bank for local people who are in crisis due to low or no incomes. The project aims to support the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fire safety project
£10,000 31/03/2020
2
The funding will be used to install a fire alarm and sprinkler system throughout the community building. The project aims to ensure there are adequate fire systems in place to enable the continued ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1996, number: 1052518
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

HIGH STREET
WOMBOURNE
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV5 9DN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE WOMBOURNE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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