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KDC NORTH WEST

Registered charity 1103477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

Provision of, and accessibility to, information, advice and support services for disabled people, those people with mental health illness and those living with long term conditions, their families and carers to enable independence, choice and control, inc Support for Direct Payments including payroll and managed accounts, Self-advocacy service, Community Education Services and projects

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Latest income
£730k
Latest spending
£683k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £46,878 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £729,982 against outgoing resources of £683,104. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £329,842, which is above the calculated target of £257,500. The charity employs 13 staff members directly and holds a trading subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Earned income from primary purpose trading (36% of income)
“Earned income from primary purpose trading made up a further 36% (2024: 34%)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £257,500 (held: £330k)
“Based on these principles, the required target level of free reserves for the Charity at 31 March 2025 has been calculated as £257,500.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management costs recharged to subsidiary
“During the year the charity re-charged management costs of £24,000 (2024: £24,000) to KDC (Commercial) Ltd, the charity's subsidiary undertaking.” — page 29
“During the year ended 31 March 2025 KDC (Commercial) Ltd donated £91,214 (2024: £11,486) of its profits in the form of gift aid.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid donation from subsidiary
“During the year the charity re-charged management costs of £24,000 (2024: £24,000) to KDC (Commercial) Ltd, the charity's subsidiary undertaking.” — page 29
“During the year ended 31 March 2025 KDC (Commercial) Ltd donated £91,214 (2024: £11,486) of its profits in the form of gift aid.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount due from subsidiary
“During the year the charity re-charged management costs of £24,000 (2024: £24,000) to KDC (Commercial) Ltd, the charity's subsidiary undertaking.” — page 29
“During the year ended 31 March 2025 KDC (Commercial) Ltd donated £91,214 (2024: £11,486) of its profits in the form of gift aid.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: KDC (Commercial) Limited
“In addition to the above, the Charity's trading subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited, delivered a payroll service for people who use their direct payments to employ personal care assistants to provide care and support in their own homes.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£730k
Total spending
£683k
Reserves (reported)
£330k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£730k£683k
31/03/2024£786k£748k
31/03/2023£647k£606k
31/03/2022£625k£603k
31/03/2021£527k£460k

Common questions

Is KDC NORTH WEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £46,878 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £729,982 against outgoing resources of £683,104. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £329,842, which is above the calculated target of £257,500. The charity employs 13 staff members directly and holds a trading subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KDC NORTH WEST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KDC NORTH WEST as a grant recipient include PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£8k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2023£4k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUNDFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2022£418kA Good Life 2
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kSomeone to Talk To
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2019£378kA Good Life
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2017£9kTackling Disability Hate Crime in Knowsley
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2011£10kKnowsley Crisis Advocacy
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2006£5kAdvocacy Service