Kingsway CLC Trust
What it does
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH LAWFUL MEANS AS THE FOUNDATION MAY DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £6,812,041 and spent £6,794,339.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,812,041 | £6,794,339 | 41 | 10 |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,248,937 | £7,245,483 | 55 | 10 |
| 31 March 2023 | £6,516,812 | £6,982,431 | 50 | 12 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,769,301 | £5,827,153 | 45 | 1 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,470,492 | £4,466,281 | 39 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 52%, from £4,470,492 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £6,812,041 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,615 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £173,591 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£15,800
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£6,678,225
- Investments£100,016
- Other£18,000
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CLC International - Mission Support Contribution | 31 March 2024 | £34,693 |
| CLC International | 31 March 2023 | £31,706 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- William Edward OwenChair
- Duncan Paul Robertson Reid
- Herve Yves Lessous
- John Michael Watkins
- Joseph Peter Cerra
- Linda Owen
- Neil Wardrope
- Stephen Banner
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 20 October 2025, 103 days early | Received 20 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 4 November 2024, 88 days early | Received 4 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 January 2024, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 December 2022, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 265612
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 May 1973
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 1ST FEBRUARY 1973 AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION INCORPORATED 7.11.78, 22.10.81, 28.3.1983, 8.3.1989, 18.12.1991 as amended on 21 Aug 2019 as amended on 30 Jul 2019
- Company number
- 01093879This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.kingswayclctrust.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.