KINGS ACTIVE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1105460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING'S CAMPS, THE KING'S FOUNDATION, The Kings Active Foundation · also registered in Scotland as SC043119 (OSCR)
To educate and assist young people through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical, mental & spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals & members of society & that their condition of life may be improved.
Causes: Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity returned a deficit of £137,807 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a downturn in camp weeks and investment in head office staff. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £712,985, which is below the stated policy target of six months of expected overhead expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 2,419,674 19,600 2,439,274” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £713k; policy: six months of expected overhead expenditure)
“The current level of reserves stands at £712,985 relating entirely to unrestricted funds. It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity. The desired minimal level of reserves is equal to 6 months of expected overhead expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A company in which a trustee has a significant interest has provided services to the charity. The value of services during the year is £4,500 and the transaction was carried out on an arm's length basis. There is no balance due to or from this company at the year end.
“Acompany in which a trustee has a significant interest has provided services to the charity. The value of services during the year is £4,500 and the transaction was carried out on an arm's length basis. There is no balance due to or from this company at the year end.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Landin Wilcock & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kings Active Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Andrew Busby — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Jane Fardon — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Christine Buxton
- GEOFF THOMPSON JP
- JANE FARDON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rachel Brown
- Timothy John Douglas Armstrong
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KINGS ACTIVE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a deficit of £137,807 for the year ended 31 December 2024, primarily due to a downturn in camp weeks and investment in head office staff. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £712,985, which is below the stated policy target of six months of expected overhead expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Landin Wilcock & Co.
Who funds KINGS ACTIVE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGS ACTIVE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, THE SAID FOUNDATION, King Charles III Charitable Fund, THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY, THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
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