DOG KENNEL HILL AP LIMITED

Registered charity 1123221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Object 1:The objects of the Charity are to provide facilities for recreation & other leisure occupations for children & young people resident in East Dulwich of which such children & young people have need by reason of their youth or social economic circumstances. Object 2: To impose the conditions of life for such young people promoting physical, social, mental and spiritual well-being.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £169,451, driven largely by a £100,000 legacy, resulting in a net income of £98,815. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £139,954, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£33,428). However, the trustees note that income covering running costs remains a concern and that negotiations for a new building grant are ongoing with no funds received to date.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dog Kennel Hill AP ltd (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£169k£71k
31/03/2024£58k£54k
31/03/2023£74k£66k
31/03/2022£55k£66k
31/03/2021£67k£74k

Common questions

Is DOG KENNEL HILL AP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £169,451, driven largely by a £100,000 legacy, resulting in a net income of £98,815. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £139,954, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£33,428). However, the trustees note that income covering running costs remains a concern and that negotiations for a new building grant are ongoing with no funds received to date. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£30kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£31kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£4kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£4kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2017£20kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£1kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£40kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£8kGrant to Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground