KAYAKS
BASED IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND OFFICES, PROVIDING SUPPORT IN SPECIAL NEEDS/DISABILITY ISSUES. FOR KIDS WE PROVIDE, SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL,LEISURE ACTIVITIES,EXCURSIONS, RESIDENTIAL WEEKENDS,WIDER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FOR PARENTS/CARERS/SIBLINGS/FRIENDS, WE OFFER INFORMATION,SUPPORT,GUIDANCE,ADVICE,ADVOCACY, REPRESENTATION & WELLBEING. WE ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOROUGH'S SEND "LOCAL OFFER".
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,565 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total net assets to £72,797. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold funds for three months of operating costs, and the unrestricted funds balance was £66,797. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and no material issues were identified.
What the accounts disclose
“Their policy is to aim to hold enough funds to meet three months operating costs of the Charity.”
Trustees
- Alison Blandchair
- FAY CUNNINGHAM
- JILL MARIE OSBORNE
- LOUISE HENDERSON
- MALCOLM ROSS OSBORNE
- RICHARD TERANCE JOHNS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £58k | £52k |
| 31/03/2024 | £67k | £52k |
| 31/03/2023 | £76k | £51k |
| 31/03/2022 | £51k | £60k |
| 31/03/2021 | £60k | £27k |
Common questions
Is KAYAKS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,565 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total net assets to £72,797. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold funds for three months of operating costs, and the unrestricted funds balance was £66,797. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and no material issues were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KAYAKS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KAYAKS as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | Disability |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £500 | Children and Young People |
| HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £0 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 07/08/2025 | £3k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2025 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/06/2025 | £2k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/03/2025 | £10k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Community Foundation North East | 06/02/2025 | £3k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/08/2024 | £4k | Grant to Kayaks |
| The Mercers' Company | 29/06/2023 | £50k | Grant to The Kids And Young Adults Klub-Special needs support group (The Kayaks) |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/03/2023 | £10k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Sport England | 16/02/2023 | £11k | "Have tent will travel" (Kayaks Kanvas Kreates Kommunity) |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/01/2023 | £750 | Grant to Kayaks |
| Community Foundation North East | 08/12/2022 | £3k | Grant to Kayaks |
| Sport England | 28/01/2022 | £5k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| Community Foundation North East | 29/07/2021 | £8k | A grant to The Kayaks |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/11/2020 | £7k | The Kayaks Kommunity Kombat Korona |
| UK government | 15/07/2020 | £4k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2020 | £10k | Kayaks K.O.P.E with Covid Counselling |
| The Mercers' Company | 03/04/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant |
| The Mercers' Company | 08/10/2019 | £27k | Grant to The Kids And Young Adults Klub-Special needs support group (The Kayaks) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2019 | £10k | K.O.P.E. with the Kayaks. |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/10/2018 | £2k | Old Karts for new. Replacing Kayaks equipment |
| Community Foundation North East | 10/10/2018 | £5k | KOPE (Kayaks Outreach Project Enterprise) |
| Sport England | 09/01/2018 | £7k | Kayaks Klimbing Higher |