KAIROS COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1117763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust has kept to its principle aim of working with homeless and disadvantaged persons especially those with alcohol and drug related problems. It offers a residential programme of support at three levels - post-detox accommodation/support, rehabilitation and move-on houses. It emphasises a communal style of living in all its houses. The trust offers three stages of care to its client group.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ( THE ''OBJECTS'') ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR OF SUBSTANCE MISUSERS BY REHABILITATION, THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND THE PROMOTION OF SMALL COMMUNITIES OF MUTUAL CARE AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit: LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £763,435, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of retaining at least £500,000 in the general fund. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 or more — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“There was one employee whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £500,000 (held: £763k)
“The trustees have resolved to seek to retain a balance in the general fund of at least £500,000.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Carleys. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Linden Grove admissions and completions
“2024-25: 90 residents were admitted and 59 completed”
Bethwin Road admissions and completions
“2024–25: 9 residents in treatment at 1 September 2024 • 43 admissions • 23 completions (12–24 weeks)”
Garden Day Programme admissions and completions
“2024-25: 40 clients were admitted and 28 completed”
Aftercare admissions and completions
“2024-25: 57 residents were admitted and 41 completed”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kairos Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Kairos Community Trust — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 03/09/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£276
Reserves (reported)
£129k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · Lambeth · Lewisham · Merton · Southwark · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.9m£3.0m
31/03/2024£3.6m£2.6m
31/03/2023£3.0m£2.3m
31/03/2022£2.5m£2.2m
31/03/2021£2.9m£2.1m

Common questions

Is KAIROS COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £763,435, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of retaining at least £500,000 in the general fund. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Carleys.

What does the highest-paid employee of KAIROS COMMUNITY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 or more band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2023£230kKairos Prisoner Response
UK government03/07/2020£50kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KAIROS PHILANTHROPY UK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KAIROS COMMUNITY TRUST£3.9m£60,000 or more1unclear—no doubt
KAIROS PHILANTHROPY UK LIMITED FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
KAIROS HOUSING FY2025£140k—0unclear—noted
The Trust Foundation FY2024£3.0m—0above—no doubt
THE EXAIREO TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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