KINGSTON CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Registered charity 1123063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCIL LTD

Providing information and support to disabled people. Supporting people to manage their Direct Payments or Personal Budgets, by providing employment advice, training and brokerage services. We administer a holiday grants scheme,an equipment grants scheme and a education grants scheme. We produce a newsletter three times a year. In November 2016 we began a heritage project, 'Fighting for our Lives'

Objects

The Charity's objects (the Objects) are;(i)For the public benefit, to promote social inclusion among disabled people who are or may be socially excluded due to disability, so that they can lead independent and empowering lives:? meeting and facilitating the support needs of disabled people in the region;? promoting and increasing the opportunities for independent living available to disabled people in the region;? assisting disabled people to make choices and access the services and support they may require to live and workindependently in the community with appropriate support;? supporting and empowering disabled people so that they may carry out social, volunteering and employment roles.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £273,157, which the trustees note is above their policy target of six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £10,525 for the year, driven by increased grants and investment income despite a decline in service contract revenue.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kingston Centre for Independent Living (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Batcho Notay
• Karen Elsbeth Penny
• Kezia Elizabeth Coleman
• MR LAWRIE LEE
• Monica Quinton
• Patricia Bamford · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames · Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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