THE KENELM YOUTH TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1144209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO HELP AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM, THE BLACK COUNTRY, COVENTRY, OXFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.

Objects

3.1.1 TO HELP AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM, THE BLACK COUNTRY, COVENTRY, OXFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;3.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE;3.1.3 TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR FUTURE PROSPECTS;3.1.4 TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS SO THEY ARE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE CHARITY AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND3.1.5 TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN PURSUANCE OF THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: REGIONAL

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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Registered contact address: Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £127,503 for the year ended 31st December 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free reserves stood at £263,980, which the trustees confirmed were in line with their policy target of three months' budgeted unrestricted expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rice & Co Limited. 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
• 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07682500

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.

• SCHOFIELD, Eileen Frances Mary — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
• CHARLESWORTH, Mark Edwin, Dr — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
• COOKE, Lindsay Dawn — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
• DAVIES, Carol Ann — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
• BUCKBY, Gary, Canon — director, appointed 29/01/2025on trustee list
• FERRIS, Deborah Elizabeth — director, appointed 13/09/2024on trustee list
• MARTIN, Christopher Nathaniel — director, appointed 11/09/2024on trustee list
• MENEZES, Timothy Francis, Bishop — director, appointed 05/09/2024on trustee list
• HOWARD, Edward James Benedict — director, appointed 30/01/2023on trustee list
• PEARS, Christina — director, appointed 30/01/2023on trustee list
• LUCAS, Peter Gerard — director, appointed 20/11/2018on trustee list
• KEANE, Carmel Bridget — director, appointed 24/06/2011on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CARMEL BRIDGET KEANE
• Carol Davies
• Christina Pears
• Christopher Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Ferris
• Dr Mark Edwin Charlesworth
• Edward Howard
• Eileen Frances Mary Schofield
• Lindsay Cooke
• Peter Lucas
• Rev Gary Buckby
• Rev Timothy Menezes · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Oxfordshire · Staffordshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Berkshire Youth LTD.

• Berkshire Youth LTD income £1.4m
• THE MAXEM TRUST income £40k
• FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE income £1.5m
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• KEEN LONDON income £397k
• LINDLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

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