KINETIKA BLOCO

Registered charity 1139623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Kinetika Bloco is a performance group of young musicians, drummers, and dancers all in costume creating a unique new British Carnival sound with a decidedly London edge. Our mission is to engage young people from South London in long term creative activity advancing their education, skills, capacity and enabling them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THOUGH1 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR THROUGH EDUCATION IN MUSIC, DANCE AND DESIGN3 PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES RO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 net deficit of £25,401, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £164,845. The trustees consider it prudent to keep sufficient reserves to cover six months of running costs and 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 6 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• Lambeth Community Connections — “Lambeth Community Connections” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Femi David Koleosochair
• Bukki Ojo
• CATHERINE BOYD
• Helen Jane Firminger
• Katherine Green
• Kathryn Ogunbona · trustee of 1 other charity
• Khush Quiney
• Laura Murden
• Leah Murray
• Mark Samuel Kavuma
• Tikhoze Tileleko Dingani Banda

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

Operates in: Croydon · Lambeth · Southwark · Thurrock

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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