KICKSTART NORFOLK LTD
Registered charity 1099931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KICKSTART NORFOLK
Hiring mopeds to allow individuals to access work, training, further education and for social inclusion.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,179 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £507,499. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £206,379, which is above its stated policy target of retaining at least £100,000 in uncommitted funds. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least £100,000 of uncommitted and unrestricted funds (held: £206k)
“The Council has established a reserves policy which is to retain a cash sum of at least £100,000 of uncommitted and unrestricted funds in savings accounts.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- HOPKINS, Karen Lesley — director, appointed 08/08/2025on trustee list
- HENDRY, Yvonne — director, appointed 23/07/2020on trustee list
- JEFFERY, Jan — director, appointed 11/07/2013on trustee list
- JONES, Alan Richard — director, appointed 13/02/2004on trustee list
- WHITE, Carole Ann — director, appointed 21/08/2003on trustee list
- HENDRY, Yvonne — secretary, appointed 05/07/2023
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£71k
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 9.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ALAN RICHARD JONESchair
- CAROLE ANN WHITE
- Jan Jeffery
- Karen Lesley Hopkins
- Yvonne Hendry
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KICKSTART NORFOLK LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,179 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £507,499. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £206,379, which is above its stated policy target of retaining at least £100,000 in uncommitted funds. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KICKSTART NORFOLK LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KICKSTART NORFOLK LTD as a grant recipient include NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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