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NATURAL KIRKLEES

Registered charity 1174259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Umbrella organisation for volunteer groups in Kirklees promoting conservation and biodiversity. Providing free insurance and tool share for groups working on Kirklees Green spaces..

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £3,325, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to almost three years of essential costs. The charity relies heavily on restricted funding from Kirklees Council and faces uncertainty regarding future support due to the council's financial constraints.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: almost 3 years (held: £3k)
“The trustees therefore aim to maintain a reserve at each year-end, which will enable the charity to enable us to continue to facilitate the payment for the public liability insurance policy plus the general and technical administration of the charity and hosting of our web site for a period of almost 3 years to the renewal date on 19th September 2028.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“While the council remain under financial constraints the uncertainty and service delivery reshaping process is nearing an end and therefore we are as confident as we can be regarding our future support of the member groups for the tremendous work they do.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£34k£37k
30/09/2024£40k£10k
30/09/2023£36k£38k
30/09/2022£23k£12k
30/09/2021£10k£14k

Common questions

Is NATURAL KIRKLEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £3,325, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to almost three years of essential costs. The charity relies heavily on restricted funding from Kirklees Council and faces uncertainty regarding future support due to the council's financial constraints. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.