KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £480,973 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider appropriate as it equates to 6.5 months of operating costs against a policy target of six months. The charity reported a net loss of £688,235 for the year, primarily driven by a £1.47 million loss on investments, though it maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have considered the above and have agreed that the charity will retain a minimum of six months’ anticipated running costs as reserves.” — page 24
“During the year the trustees donated £100,000 (2024: £100,000) plus gift aid totalling £25,000 (2024: £12,500) to the charity.” — page 61
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04088589
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Catherine Glover — Chief Executive
- Robert Sackville-West DL — Chair of Trustees
- Natalie Smith — Director of Grants & Impact and Deputy Chief Executive
- Angela Davis — Director of Finance & Governance
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (05/03/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (13/02/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (24/08/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (29/06/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (12/01/2023)
Trustees
- Cheryl Wing-Han Chan
- Dr Emilia Falcetti
- Dr Nitin Chandrakant Shrotri
- Elizabeth Kate Fenwick DL
- Gail Alexandra Hall
- Lord Robert Sackville-West
- Munyaradzi Badze
- Penelope Jane Harris
- Samantha Penelope Cooper-Gray
- Susan Helen Green
- TREVOR JOHN MINTER
- Tim James Williams
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £5.5m | £4.7m |
| 31/03/2024 | £5.4m | £5.5m |
| 31/03/2023 | £5.0m | £6.2m |
| 31/03/2022 | £6.0m | £5.5m |
| 31/03/2021 | £6.5m | £6.4m |
Common questions
Is KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £480,973 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider appropriate as it equates to 6.5 months of operating costs against a policy target of six months. The charity reported a net loss of £688,235 for the year, primarily driven by a £1.47 million loss on investments, though it maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.
Who funds KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE BROOK TRUST, FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | FY2024 | £1.0m |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2022 | £121k |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2023 | £121k |
| FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £120k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £75k |
| THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £55k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £45k |
| THE PARGITER TRUST | FY2022 | £40k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | FY2022 | £34k |
| THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £15k |
| THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k |
| THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2025 | £0 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHICKENLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE | 1 | £902k |
| CULLUM FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £495k |
| THE LYNN FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| OPTIGENE FOUNDATION | 1 | £238k |
| THE FOYLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £100k |
| THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £65k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |