KARIS KIDS

Registered charity 1120915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Placing orphaned children in Uganda into families, to provide shelter, nurture & practical needs.Provide the family with help towards education, healthcare and basic necessities.Provide relief from poverty and suffering.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£227k

Latest spending

£221k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total charity funds increased to £53,668 from £48,113 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £5,555. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £6,804, which exceeds its stated policy target of £930. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £930 (held: £7k)

“In order to minimise hardship if a donor family drops out, the charity aims to keep at least £77.50 x 6 months x 2 families = £930 in reserve.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHATAN MISTRY
Edward Coryton Law
Glyn Normington · trustee of 1 other charity
John Francis Powell
Julie Antonia Winning
Katrina Marie Powell
Nicholas John Winning

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£227k	£221k
30/09/2024	£248k	£231k
30/09/2023	£216k	£209k
30/09/2022	£197k	£229k
30/09/2021	£202k	£192k

Common questions

Is KARIS KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total charity funds increased to £53,668 from £48,113 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £5,555. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £6,804, which exceeds its stated policy target of £930. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KARIS KIDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KARIS KIDS as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND CHRIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, SURREY.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Glyn Normington — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	FY2024	£204k	Grants to institutions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND CHRIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, SURREY	FY2024	£15k	Gift Day
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	FY2022	£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	FY2023	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	FY2025	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WINCHESTER	FY2021	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND CHRIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, SURREY	FY2023	£5k	Outreach
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND CHRIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, SURREY	FY2024	£4k	Outreach
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY AND CHRIST CHURCH, RICHMOND, SURREY	FY2025	—	Christian charity in Kampala, Uganda, supporting orphaned children

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
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£33k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	2	£9k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	2	£8k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	2	£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£3k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
Brian Mercer Trust	1	£151k
MARR-MUNNING TRUST	1	£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KARIBUNI CHILDREN.

KARIBUNI CHILDREN income £282k
CARE FOR UGANDA income £101k
THE FRIENDS OF NORTH KIGEZI DIOCESE income £109k
The Kisomo Foundation income £167k
KIDS CLUB KAMPALA income £1.8m
SHINES CHILDREN (UGANDA) UK SUPPORTERS income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KARIS KIDS	£227k	—	above	—	no doubt
KARIBUNI CHILDREN FY2024	£282k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
CARE FOR UGANDA FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF NORTH KIGEZI DIOCESE FY2025	£109k	—	below	—	no doubt
The Kisomo Foundation FY2024	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
KIDS CLUB KAMPALA FY2025	£1.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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