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KARTFORCE

Registered charity 1146454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN MOTORSPORT

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£630k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £500,291 following a substantial donation of £629,880, resulting in a surplus of £499,931 for the year. The trustees note that these funds will enable the charity to continue its operations in future years. The reserves policy is stated as maintaining sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of operations, which the current balance satisfies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure the continuity of operations (held: £500k)
“The charity will maintain sufficient reserves to ensure the continuity of operations.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary company
“At the year end a balance was due from its subsidiary Team Brit Ltd of £179 (2024: £260). This amount shown in debtors. Donations paid in the year £123500 (2024: £0). Page 15” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Team Brit Ltd
“The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: Team Brit Ltd” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — KartForce (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£630k
Total spending
£130k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£630k£130k
31/07/2024£0£102
31/07/2023£19k£110k
31/07/2022£79k£79k
31/07/2021£43k£43k

Common questions

Is KARTFORCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £500,291 following a substantial donation of £629,880, resulting in a surplus of £499,931 for the year. The trustees note that these funds will enable the charity to continue its operations in future years. The reserves policy is stated as maintaining sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of operations, which the current balance satisfies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GRANGE FARM CENTRE1—
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£460k
SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION1£250k
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£55k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£41k
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED1£28k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 21£18k
SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATION1£15k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARTREF LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KARTFORCE£630k—0unclear—no doubt
CARTREF LIMITED FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KARTA INITIATIVE FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS FY2025£243k——unclear—no doubt
KARTEN NETWORK FY2025£160k—0above—no doubt
THE AHOY CENTRE FY2025£549k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.