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IN KIND DIRECT

Registered charity 1052679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIFTS IN KIND UK LIMITED, IN KIND DIRECT LIMITED

In Kind Direct sources products from manufacturers and suppliers and then distributes them to our network of charity partners around the UK. As part of our work we also aim to increase the level of in kind giving within the UK.

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Latest income
£37.1m
Latest spending
£37.5m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,062,807 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirmed equates to three months of operating costs and is in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(365,437) for the year, driven by high expenditure on charitable activities, but maintained strong cash balances of £1.4 million at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operational cashflow (held: £1.1m)
“The Board’s review of the reserves policy concluded that the charity should aim to achieve unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months’ operational cashflow.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“The total amount of donations made by trustees to the charity in 2024 was £4,606 (2023: £2,500). There were no other related party transactions.” — page 48
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Trading IK Limited
“Trading IK Limited (Company no. 06950193) is a wholly owned subsidiary trading company of the charity” — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

TRADING IK LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed as the profit & loss account was not filed.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — In Kind Direct (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£37.1m
Total spending
£37.5m
Cost of raising funds
£329k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£37.1m£37.5m
31/12/2023£33.5m£33.6m
31/12/2022£23.7m£23.9m
31/12/2021£32.1m£32.2m
31/12/2020£29.9m£29.2m

Common questions

Is IN KIND DIRECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,062,807 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirmed equates to three months of operating costs and is in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(365,437) for the year, driven by high expenditure on charitable activities, but maintained strong cash balances of £1.4 million at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds IN KIND DIRECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IN KIND DIRECT as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, FILEY FOUNDATION LTD, THE HARAMEAD TRUST, THE WARWICK TRUST, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHK FoundationFY2024£40k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTDFY2023£30k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTDFY2024£24k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTDFY2022£12k
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE WARWICK TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE WARWICK TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE WARWICK TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WARWICK TRUSTFY2022£4kGrants to institutions
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUNDFY2025£2k
THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUNDFY2024£2k
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2023—Postcode Lottery grant

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£5k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with K I N D.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IN KIND DIRECT£37.1m——unclear—no doubt
K I N D FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
BE KIND FOUNDATION FY2025£425k—0unclear—no doubt
SERVEDIRECT FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
Pro Dogs Direct FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt
GIVEDIRECTLY UK FY2025£4.4m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.