GARY KESNER TRUST

Registered charity 1165124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objectives is for the relief of persons in Southern England who are suffering from learning disabilities of any kind by any lawful means being charitable and the support of other charities with similar objects.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM LEARNING DISABILITIES OF ANY KIND BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS BEING CHARITABLE AND THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES WITH SIMILAR OBJECTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£163k
Latest spending
£7k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,050,104, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £894,205. The trustees report that the charity is reliant on voluntary income, which totaled £119,216, and note that reserves are maintained to ensure the funding of current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position with no disclosed liabilities or deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained for the eventual purchase of a property (held: £1.1m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained for the eventual purchase of a property.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustee
“The total donations received in the year from one of the charity's trustees, Mr Gerson Victor Kesner, amounted to £95,000 (2024: £60,000). There were no further related party transactions to disclose during the year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£163k£7k
05/04/2024£121k£7k
05/04/2023£63k£7k
05/04/2022£70k£7k
05/04/2021£59k£9k

Common questions

Is GARY KESNER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,050,104, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £894,205. The trustees report that the charity is reliant on voluntary income, which totaled £119,216, and note that reserves are maintained to ensure the funding of current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position with no disclosed liabilities or deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.