Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    KINGSWAY CLC TRUST

    TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£6,517£6,982£-466£67£2,387£2,3874.15012
    31/03/22£5,769£5,827£-58£49£2,852£2,8525.9451
    31/03/21£4,470£4,466£4£30£2,910£2,9107.8390
    31/03/20?£6,559£3,673£2,885£19£2,906£2,9069.5460
    31/05/19£881£894£-13£25£7£70.1520
    31/05/18£952£946£6£13£19£190.260
    31/05/17£862£859£3£9£14£140.260
    31/05/16£536£534£2£0£10£100.250
    31/05/15£225£233£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/14£238£259£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/13£281£375£-94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/12£280£353£-72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/11*£250£391£-141n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/10£326£453£-127n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/09£898£554£345£4£509£5091100
    31/05/08£197£220£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/07*£189£239£-51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/06*£212£225£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/05£215£214£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/05/04*£1,346£1,341£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 43%
    Liabilities/Income: 28%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.1
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 51 years

    http://www.kingswayclctrust.com

    sales@kingswayclctrust.com

    01244455700

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 57-80
    • ESTHER DOWEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
    • HERVE YVES LESSOUS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: National Sales Director
    • JOHN MICHAEL WATKINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
    • LINDA OWEN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accountant
    • PAUL DALTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
    • STEPHEN BANNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker
    • WILLIAM EDWARD OWEN (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Accountant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1973, number: 265612
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/02/1973, number: 01093879
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 0 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from NO FRONTIERS (LITERATURE OUTREACH) LIMITED on 13/07/2023
    Main office

    Unit 5 Glendale Avenue
    Sandycroft Industrial Estate
    Sandycroft
    Deeside
    CH5 2QP

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH LAWFUL MEANS AS THE FOUNDATION MAY DETERMINE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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