THE BEN KINSELLA TRUST

Registered charity 1126612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote knife-crime awareness and the major threat the problem poses. To educate children of all ages of the consequences of knife crime.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF CRIME;TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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 the charity ended the year with a surplus of £125,498 and unrestricted reserves of £383,065. This reserve level is within the charity's stated policy target of £200,000 to £400,000, which is intended to support growth to an annual expenditure of £800,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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 — The Ben Kinsella Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEORGE KINSELLAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BROOKE Boardley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Catherine Euden · trustee of 1 other charity
• DEBORAH KINSELLA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Geeta Subramaniam-Mooney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Dunwell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sean O'Haire · trustee of 1 other charity
• Teresa Owen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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