KAA INTREPIDUS TRUST
The development and funding of sports, life skills, and creative & performing arts enrichments benefitingstudents at Kensington Aldridge Academy.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS AT KENSINGTON ALDRIDGE ACADEMY (THE “SCHOOL”), IN PARTICULAR BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS; ANDTO ADVANCE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING ANY PART OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA OR ANY LONDON BOROUGH IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity received total income of £145,000 and incurred total expenditure of £145,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net balance of zero. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Funders the charity credits
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Trustees
- LUCY MORRISchair
- Adam Richard Balon
- Gabriel Hull
- JOHN DOMINIC WEARE BROWN
- Ross Dunning
- Shona Nichols
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £733k | £304k |
| 31/08/2024 | £276k | £197k |
| 31/08/2023 | £461k | £214k |
| 31/08/2022 | £785k | £248k |
| 31/08/2021 | £371k | £169k |
Common questions
Is KAA INTREPIDUS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total income of £145,000 and incurred total expenditure of £145,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net balance of zero. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds KAA INTREPIDUS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KAA INTREPIDUS TRUST as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, THE ASTRA FOUNDATION, THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROVE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Caring Family Foundation | FY2024 | Unverified read£250k | General |
| CHK Foundation | FY2023 | £50k | |
| THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £30k | Children and young people |
| CHK Foundation | FY2023 | £25k | |
| THE ASTRA FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £15k | Youth Empowerment |
| THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £15k | Recover + Reconnect Appeal |
| THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £13k | Towards its Upper Voices coaching and DoE programmes at Kensington Aldridge Academy. |
| THE GROVE TRUST | FY2024 | £12k | cover one cohort of students that are majorly at risk of exclusion to attend Jamie’s Farm residential |
| THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2025 | Unverified read£8k | Education |
| The Caring Family Foundation | FY2023 | £6k | Child poverty |
| THE CHILDHOOD TRUST | FY2023 | Unverified read£3k | |
| THE PRESENT VALUE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HOTSPUR TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND | 1 | £2k |
| JENIFFER AND JONATHAN HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- KHIDMAH ACADEMY
- KEA PRE SCHOOL LIMITED
- ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD
- KAYE PEMBERTON CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST
- N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAA INTREPIDUS TRUST | £733k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KHIDMAH ACADEMY | £127k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEA PRE SCHOOL LIMITED | £292k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD | £99k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KAYE PEMBERTON CHARITABLE TRUST | £41k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE AES TRING PARK SCHOOL TRUST | £11.9m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |