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THE KIAWAH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1107730 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust exists to help improve the life of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, to create an equal world where women and men have the same value in society; where women have the same opportunities as men and boys without fear of prejudice, harassment or violence and unconstrained by harmful norms and stereotypes, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, disability, religion or sexual orientation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£733k
Latest spending
£420k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £453,417, a significant increase from the previous year's £140,501. The trustees' report indicates that the trust aims to make grants of all available funds over a ten-year period, with no other significant requirement to retain reserves beyond future multi-year grant commitments. The charity is funded principally by gifts from its founders and investment returns, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Amount for future multi-year grants are fully reserved. The trust has no other significant requirement to retain reserves as the governance and other running costs are minimal, and the trustees aim is to make grants of all available funds over a ten year period. (held: £453k)
“Amount for future multi-year grants are fully reserved. The trust has no other significant requirement to retain reserves as the governance and other running costs are minimal, and the trustees aim is to make grants of all available funds over a ten year period.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£733k
Total spending
£420k
Reserves (reported)
£453k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£733k£420k
05/04/2024£232k£901k
05/04/2023£117k£720k
05/04/2022£83k£265k
05/04/2021£65k£122k

Common questions

Is THE KIAWAH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £453,417, a significant increase from the previous year's £140,501. The trustees' report indicates that the trust aims to make grants of all available funds over a ten-year period, with no other significant requirement to retain reserves beyond future multi-year grant commitments. The charity is funded principally by gifts from its founders and investment returns, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gibson Booth Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors.

Funders of similar charities

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

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES1£864k
ROSA FUND1£807k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY1£120k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£84k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
THE NISBET TRUST1£30k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UN WOMEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KIAWAH CHARITABLE TRUST£733k—0unclear—no doubt
UN WOMEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE UK FY2024£698kunclear1within—no doubt
ZAWIYA TRUST LIMITED FY2025£254k—0unclear—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SMALLWOOD TRUST FY2024£3.7m——below—no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt

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