KHULISA

Registered charity 1120562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KHULISA CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVE, THE JUSTICE AND RESTORATION PROJECT

Trauma-informed, intensive therapeutic support, emotional resilience

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,828 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,604,556 against expenditure of £1,596,728. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £336,719, which is above the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure (approximately £281,776). The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“£120,001 - £130,000 1”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £337k)

“The Trustees have adopted a reserves policy that requires the charity to maintain unrestricted free reserves equivalent to a minimum of three months’ unrestricted expenditure. This equates to approximately £281,776 based on the current cost base.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

The charity states it supported 219 people, including 185 young people, 26 school staff, and 6 parents/carers.

“During 2024/25 Khulisa supported 219 people across London and the North West, including 185 young people, 26 school staff, and 6 parents/carers.”

The charity claims participants made statistically significant improvements in wellbeing, resilience, and emotional regulation, exceeding national benchmarks.

“Participants made statistically significant improvements in wellbeing, resilience and emotional regulation, exceeding national benchmark averages by the end of their programmes.”

Early findings from pilot schools showed a 26% reduction in behaviour points and a 33% reduction in exclusions after programme delivery.

“we observed a 26% reduction in behaviour points and a 33% reduction in exclusions when comparing the term before delivery to the term after.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Khulisa (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.6m

Cost of raising funds

£219k

Reserves (reported)

£337k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 13.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Yuan
Anu Manthri
Aurora Fairtlough Reid
Daniel James Newton · trustee of 1 other charity
Laurie Martin
Nahida DeLeon
Nick Darbyshire
Rebecca Earnshaw

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

Operates in: Bolton · Dorset · Hampshire · Manchester City · Medway · Sheffield City · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/03/2024	£1.2m	£1.0m
31/03/2023	£728k	£1.0m
31/03/2022	£739k	£845k
31/03/2021	£901k	£599k

Common questions

Is KHULISA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,828 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,604,556 against expenditure of £1,596,728. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £336,719, which is above the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure (approximately £281,776). The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of KHULISA earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Who funds KHULISA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KHULISA as a grant recipient include MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST, IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, NESTA, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, The Considered Ask Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£450k	Core running costs
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£450k	Strategic Grants
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£250k	Grants to Impetus portfolio partners
NESTA	FY2024	£203k	Prism the Gift Fund
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£200k	New posts of Head of Partnerships and Data Quality Officer to enhance impact and enable growth
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£175k	Grants payable to portfolio charities
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£75k	Grant funding to portfolio charities
The Considered Ask Foundation	FY2022	£68k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k
The Considered Ask Foundation	FY2023	£50k
The Considered Ask Foundation	FY2024	£50k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£41k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£40k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2023	£35k	Face It in the North West
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2026	£33k	Face It - Greater Manchester
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£30k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2023	£25k	Community support grant
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION	FY2023	£22k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2024	£20k	Charity Main Grants
The Leathersellers' Foundation	FY2023	£20k	Education grant
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£19k	Grants to institutions
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£15k	The Justice System and penal reform
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£15k	Face B programme for social and emotional skills
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k	Space2Grow
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Social Action
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	FY2026	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
A B Charitable Trust	21/01/2026	£25k	A grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	23/01/2025	£20k	A grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	05/09/2024	£4k	A grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	20/12/2023	£20k	A grant to Khulisa
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2023	£120k	Social and Emotional Wellbeing
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2022	£9k	Grant to Khulisa
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2022	£10k	Khulisa Trauma and Resilience Training Programme
A B Charitable Trust	09/09/2021	£15k	A grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	08/10/2020	£15k	A grant to Khulisa
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£10k	Covid-19 Youth Wellbeing Programme
Camden Giving	09/04/2020	£6k	Khulisa - Covid19 Charity Fund
A B Charitable Trust	10/10/2019	£15k	A grant to Khulisa
Greater London Authority	22/10/2018	£75k	Young Londoners Fund
The Mercers' Company	04/07/2018	£90k	Grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	03/07/2018	£15k	A grant to Khulisa
City Bridge Foundation	08/09/2017	£29k	Grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	24/01/2017	£15k	A grant to Khulisa
A B Charitable Trust	20/10/2015	£10k	Breaking cycles of crime and violence
City Bridge Foundation	10/01/2013	£90k	Grant to Khulisa

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
DELAPAGE LIMITED	1	£275k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£150k
ROSCA TRUST	1	£132k
THE TOY TRUST	1	£86k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FULL FACT.

FULL FACT income £2.9m
The Chiltern Centre Limited income £1.3m
MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT income £1.1m
Safe Steps income £1.7m
BAIS KOLSHIN income £210k
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY income £275k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KHULISA	£1.6m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	above	—	no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024	£2.9m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
The Chiltern Centre Limited FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MILTON KEYNES SPECIAL NEEDS ADVANCEMENT PROJECT FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Safe Steps FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BAIS KOLSHIN FY2024	£210k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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