KITH AND KIDS

Registered charity 1080972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support for families with one or more members who have a learning disability or autism. We provide social development projects during the main school holidays and at weekends as well as a summer camp. Throughout the year we run a friendship scheme, healthy activity sessions, a life and employment skills project for young adults, and a support/information service for parents/siblings.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY ASSISTING THEIR INTEGRATION AND ACCEPTANCE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£858k
Latest spending
£704k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £420,552, with unrestricted funds standing at £214,229. The trustees report that the charity is operating within its reserves policy, which aims to hold three months' operating costs, evidenced by a designated reserves fund of £100,000. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters caused concern regarding the financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £100k; policy: three months of operating expenditure)
“At 31 March 2025, free reserves were £100,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees
“During the year, donations were received from trustees amounting to £15,391 (2024: £3,645). Other related party transactions are disclosed in line with SORP.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kith and Kids (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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£858k
Total spending
£704k
Cost of raising funds
£196k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% 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: 22.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£858k£704k
31/03/2024£617k£556k
31/03/2023£536k£543k
31/03/2022£424k£447k
31/03/2021£523k£441k

Common questions

Is KITH AND KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £420,552, with unrestricted funds standing at £214,229. The trustees report that the charity is operating within its reserves policy, which aims to hold three months' operating costs, evidenced by a designated reserves fund of £100,000. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters caused concern regarding the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£20kKith & Kids: Branching Out Into The Community
City Bridge Foundation22/09/2016£126kGrant to Kith & Kids
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2012£277kSocial development, friendship and healthy living
City Bridge Foundation04/06/2009£75kGrant to Kith & Kids
The National Lottery Community Fund13/06/2007£468kSocial development and friendship for profoundly disabled young people.

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

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KITH AND KIDS£858k—0below—no doubt
KIDS FY2025£9.4m——unclear—no doubt
JUST KIDDING FY2024£132k—0above—no doubt
KENT PARENTS AND CARERS TOGETHER FY2025£119k—0unclear—noted
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT FOR LEARNING CIO FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt

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