TEAM KENYA

Registered charity 1169045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Key strategic priorities in partnership with Ndhiwa Community Empowerment and Development Project 1.Girls education 2. Economic sustainability and food security 3.Advocacy for safe communities 4. Sustainable Eco tourism and enterprise. 5. Organisational development

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN WESTERN KENYA, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN WESTERN KENYA, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN WESTERN KENYA, BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, BY PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES AND BY THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS'.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£156k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Team Kenya held unrestricted reserves of £73,490 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees confirmed were sufficient to meet their stated policy of holding three months of operational costs. The charity reported total income of £155,524 and total expenditure of £126,573, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trusts and foundations (41% of income)
“Trusts and foundations £63,585” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £73k)
“Team Kenya endeavours to hold in reserve an amount deemed to be sufficient to support UK operational costs for a period of 3 months and activities in Kenya for 3 months should no other source of funding be available.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Team Kenya transferred funds to its partner organisation Twende Pamoja.
“The total amount transferred from Team Kenya to Twende Pamoja in 2025 was £91,429.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 6

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£156k£127k
31/12/2024£172k£177k
31/12/2023£203k£193k
31/12/2022£183k£172k
31/12/2021£154k£168k

Common questions

Is TEAM KENYA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Team Kenya held unrestricted reserves of £73,490 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees confirmed were sufficient to meet their stated policy of holding three months of operational costs. The charity reported total income of £155,524 and total expenditure of £126,573, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEAM KENYA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEAM KENYA as a grant recipient include Brian Mercer Trust, THE DULVERTON TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Brian Mercer TrustFY2025£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£34kAgriculture Programme
Brian Mercer TrustFY2023£30k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£29kInternational projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kInternational
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£15kOverseas education
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£11kInternational projects
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5kOverseas Development and Healthcare
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2025£5kSocial Action
THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kSoGive Suvita
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kSupporting school girls in west Nepal
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£5kSocial Action
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kOverseas Development and Healthcare
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kSocial Action
ETHEL AND GWYNNE MORGAN TRUSTFY2025£4kEducation
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£3kSocial Action
THE WILLIAM LEECH CHARITYFY2022£3kLady Leech fund
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kOverseas Development and Healthcare
Brian Mercer TrustFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEAM KENYA£156k—0above—no doubt
PURSUE FY2025£47k—0above—no doubt
RAISING FUTURES KENYA FY2025£193k—0within—no doubt
FRIENDS OF KIANJAI KENYA FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
KARIBUNI CHILDREN FY2025£324k—0above—no doubt
SEEKENYA FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt

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