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Young K&C

Registered charity 1185156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA YPF, Young Kensington & Chelsea

Young Kensington and Chelsea Foundation (YKCF) is an independent voluntary membership organisation for all providers delivering services for the benefit of children and young people in the Royal Borough, set up by the voluntary sector for the voluntary sector and with the support and endorsement of the Local Authority.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£933k
Latest spending
£931k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £154,287, which the trustees consider equivalent to 6 months of running costs, meeting their policy target of 3 to 6 months. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 3 to 6 months of annual organisational running costs (held: £154k)
“We have decided that a target level for the General Reserve should be the equivalent of between 3 to 6 months of annual organisational running costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£933k
Total spending
£931k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£185k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£933k£931k
31/03/2024£907k£879k
31/03/2023£903k£841k
31/03/2022£531k£506k
31/03/2021£232k£174k

Common questions

Is Young K&C financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £154,287, which the trustees consider equivalent to 6 months of running costs, meeting their policy target of 3 to 6 months. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Young K&C earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Young K&C?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Young K&C as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£350kSupport for Supplementary Schools in K&C and Westminster
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£150kthe HSC YPF Small Grants Programme
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kReducing Education Inequalities portfolio

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£200k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£140k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£137k
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY1£76k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£40k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£38k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£37k
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Young K&C£933kmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
FULHAM AND SOUTH KENSINGTON BRANCH OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£590k—0below—no doubt
KENTISH TOWN YOUTH FOOTBALL TRUST FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0within—no doubt

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