MINIK KARDES LTD
To provide full time bi-lingual nursery education for children between 3 months to 5 years of age, whose parents are working, studying or disadvantaged. We also provide outreach service to Turkish speaking community, this includes children education, parents learning basic skills, parenting skills, translation and interpretation, set up workshops and seminars.
Objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE INCLUDING HOMEWORK CLUBS;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PARENTS AND CARERS FROM THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES IN LIFE SKILLS AND PARENTING SKILLS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SO AS TO BETTER ENABLE THEM TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £117,327 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,669,786 against total expenditure of £2,552,459. Per the trustees' report, accumulated reserves stood at £2,010,828, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover running costs and potential liabilities, ensuring the charity can continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year were as follows: 1” — page 19
“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year were as follows: 1” — page 19
“The running cost reserve is to cover running costs of the charity of between 3 to 6 months and as at 31 March 2025 stands at £405,000 which is equivalent to six months running costs.” — page 5
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- ABDUL KHADIR MEERchair
- Fung Wah Man
- PAMELA DANIELS
- Professor Elisa Van Waeyenberge
- Senem Arslan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.5m | £2.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.6m | £1.2m |
Common questions
Is MINIK KARDES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £117,327 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,669,786 against total expenditure of £2,552,459. Per the trustees' report, accumulated reserves stood at £2,010,828, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover running costs and potential liabilities, ensuring the charity can continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Christopher Michael Limited.
What does the highest-paid employee of MINIK KARDES LTD earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2025 | £488k | Strengthening Turkish and Kurdish communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/04/2023 | £496k | Turkish and Kurdish speaking Family support project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2019 | £496k | Improving and enhancing lives - Turkish and Kurdish community and fami |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/02/2019 | £4k | chairs for children |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/11/2008 | £5k | Teen Zone - Parenting Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2006 | £5k | Art Therapy for Turkish Speaking Women |
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- Carlton Miniott Pre School and Nursery Committee
- DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP
- RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY
- KINGSHURST CATERPILLARS CIO
- OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD
- COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINIK KARDES LTD | £2.7m | over £60,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| Carlton Miniott Pre School and Nursery Committee | £292k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP | £154k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY | £807k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KINGSHURST CATERPILLARS CIO | £129k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD | £549k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |