KING'S CHURCH LONDON
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Cash
£847K
-34.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.8M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
39
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£19K
+113.9% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,013,065 | £2,972,973 | £3,240,438 | +9% | |
| Operating profit | £128,671 | -£134,445 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £128,671 | -£134,445 | £18,691 | +113.9% | |
| Net profit | £128,671 | -£134,445 | £18,691 | +113.9% | |
| Cash | £1,398,353 | £1,293,841 | £847,160 | -34.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,392,074 | £8,173,819 | £8,108,396 | -0.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,961,480 | £6,827,035 | £6,845,726 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £6,961,480 | £6,827,035 | £6,845,726 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 38 | 39 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £1,289,272 | £1,309,376 | £1,384,950 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | -4.5% | — | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | -4.5% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | -1.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 19.4% | 17.6% | |
| Current ratio | 10.01x | 5.27x | 6.36x | |
| Interest cover | 2.50x | -1.21x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KING'S CHURCH LONDON 2013-12-24 → present
- KING'S CHURCH CATFORD 2000-09-20 → 2013-12-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the following reason. 1. The church carries substantial liquid reserves in accordance with its reserves policy.”
Significant events
- “The Catford site refurbishment was completed during the period, including re-roofing part of the auditorium, a new boiler and refurbishment of the majority of the ground floor.”
- “In September 2025, a significant generational change in leadership occurred with Joe Macnamara becoming Lead Pastor, succeeding Steve Tibbert who led the church for 30 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUMFORD, Nigel John | Secretary | 2012-07-11 | — | — |
| DALZIEL, William | Director | 2013-11-24 | Sep 1956 | British |
| KLASS, Osbert Morris Alexander | Director | 2014-11-11 | Mar 1962 | British |
| LEARY, Lucy Claire | Director | 2025-11-18 | Jun 1990 | British |
| OSAFO, Kwaku Ansong | Director | 2020-07-28 | Apr 1980 | British |
| OYABAYO, Odunayo Folahan | Director | 2012-11-06 | Nov 1974 | British |
| WALKER, Jordina Roberta Therese | Director | 2020-07-28 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAITHWAITE, Paul John | Secretary | 2000-10-29 | 2006-10-14 |
| HICKS, Stephen James | Secretary | 2006-10-14 | 2008-03-01 |
| JEFFREY, Mark Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | 2012-07-11 |
| TIBBERT, Stephen John | Secretary | 2000-09-20 | 2000-10-29 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Paul John | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2002-09-30 |
| HOPGOOD, Ronald Charles | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2010-11-14 |
| LINLEY, Simon Timothy | Director | 2006-10-14 | 2025-01-04 |
| MISSLEBROOK, David Paul, Dr | Director | 2000-10-29 | 2013-11-24 |
| SHORT, Wilben Bryden John | Director | 2006-10-14 | 2010-11-14 |
| STELL, Ian Michael, Dr | Director | 2000-10-29 | 2006-10-14 |
| SURRIDGE, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2006-10-14 |
| TIBBERT, Stephen John | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2020-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.