KAG ADVOCACY CIO
charitable organisation
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have been rebuilt to a small positive level of £4,240, following a period of negative reserves. The trustees' report notes an ambition to build reserves to three months of running costs, indicating that current reserves are below the stated policy target. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total funds from £154,195 to £158,816 (note: total funds increased due to restricted fund inflows, but unrestricted decreased significantly from £27,937 to £4,240).
What the accounts disclose
“Westminster City Council 46,920” — page 15
“Core Expenditure 10% of Unrestricted expenditure - 14,293” — page 13
“We have now successfully rebuilt the reserves to a small positive level and our ambition is to build our reserves to a level of 3 months running costs.” — page 6
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/05/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (01/03/2017)
Trustees
- Balendra Elangco
- JOHN WILLIAM HALLETT
- Kathy Gardner-Brown
- RF 'JIM' GREEN
- Veronique Medcalf
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £187k | £159k |
| 31/03/2024 | £154k | £159k |
| 31/03/2023 | £174k | £172k |
| 31/03/2022 | £129k | £139k |
| 31/03/2021 | £125k | £119k |
Common questions
Is KAG ADVOCACY CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have been rebuilt to a small positive level of £4,240, following a period of negative reserves. The trustees' report notes an ambition to build reserves to three months of running costs, indicating that current reserves are below the stated policy target. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total funds from £154,195 to £158,816 (note: total funds increased due to restricted fund inflows, but unrestricted decreased significantly from £27,937 to £4,240). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KAG ADVOCACY CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KAG ADVOCACY CIO as a grant recipient include DIDYMUS, LONDON CATALYST, Kingston Giving.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIDYMUS | FY2022 | £2k | |
| LONDON CATALYST | FY2023 | £2k | Community and Food Hub drop-ins to include a programme of food growing, volunteering, and skills training workshops. |
| Kingston Giving | FY2023 | £750 | to deliver workshops to assist vulnerable people of all ages back into employment and or education-benefited 18 people |
| Kingston Giving | FY2023 | £750 | to provide a Help Shop offering 2 hourly weekly sessions for digitally excluded people to access support and informaiton-benefited 25 |
| Kingston Giving | FY2022 | — | Mental Health / BAME / Elderly/ Social |
| Kingston Giving | FY2022 | — | Mental Health / BAME / Elderly/ Social |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2025 | £7k | Golden Budget |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/08/2024 | £3k | MONEY MATTERS |
| Crowdfunder | 04/05/2022 | £2k | Local Action Fund |