KIDZ KONNEKT
Kidz Konnekt acts as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in the North of England by providing advice and assistance and organizing programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:a) Advancing in life and helping young people .b) Advancing education,c) Relieving unemployment,d) Providing recreational and leisure time activity
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £29,626 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £70,144. However, the trustees report that free reserves were £0 at year-end, which was not sufficient to meet the charity's own policy target of covering at least three months of management and administration costs. The Executive Committee is actively considering ways to remedy this shortfall in free reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“The free reserves of the charity are its unrestricted funds excluding those in the form of fixed costs. There were no free reserves at 31 March 2025 compared to £24,482 at the end of the previous year. The free reserves at the year end were not sufficient to meet the policy of the charity” — page 6
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/03/2023)
Trustees
- EMMA LONSDALEchair
- IAN WILLIAMS
- KAREN MCGARRITY
- Nigel Horne
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £302k | £273k |
| 31/03/2024 | £256k | £233k |
| 31/03/2023 | £212k | £277k |
| 31/03/2022 | £359k | £349k |
| 31/03/2021 | £291k | £212k |
Common questions
Is KIDZ KONNEKT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £29,626 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £70,144. However, the trustees report that free reserves were £0 at year-end, which was not sufficient to meet the charity's own policy target of covering at least three months of management and administration costs. The Executive Committee is actively considering ways to remedy this shortfall in free reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KIDZ KONNEKT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KIDZ KONNEKT as a grant recipient include WOODSMITH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODSMITH FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £60k | Children & Young People EW |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k | |
| TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2025 | £400k | Stay Konnekted |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/07/2025 | £20k | Konnekt Outdoors |
| Sport England | 07/08/2024 | £15k | Konnekt Outdoors |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2024 | £20k | Konnekt Outdoors |
| Sport England | 11/08/2023 | £0 | COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2022 | £150k | Re-Konnekt |
| Sport England | 14/09/2022 | £8k | Jubilee Fund - Fitness through Fun |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/02/2019 | £275k | Kidz Konnekt |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/11/2015 | £319k | Kidz Konnekt: Moving Forward |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/07/2009 | £406k | Kidz Konnekt |