THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1188382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KET, KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST

The purpose of the Trust is to provide educational assistance to young people from Nagaland, India. Founded in 2003 by the veterans of the battle of Kohima, the charity: funds educational support in Naga villages; provides bursaries for tertiary education in the UK; and hosts regular webinars to expand the understanding of the battle of Kohima.

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Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,828 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,840 to £22,012. The trustees note that scholarship awards were postponed for a second year pending the renewal of the affiliate's FCRA licence, creating a contingent liability of £37,200. Despite these operational delays, the charity received a significant legacy of £259,251 after the year-end and maintains sufficient liquid assets to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs SM May (CEO/Trustee) received £9,000 remuneration and £6,685 expense reimbursement. 11 Trustees received £12,469 in expense reimbursements.

“Mrs Syivia May, in her capacity as CEO, was paid fees of £9,000, on the authority of the Board of Trustees, as remuneration for her considerable work running the charity; and Payments totalling £6,685 were made to Mrs May to reimburse administrative expenses Incurred in the course of her duties.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee expense reimbursements

“During the year, eleven trustees (including Mrs May) were reimbursed a total of £12,469 for travel & other expenses. Of this, 47% was donated back to KET, on which Gift Aid was claimed.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Charles White MAchair
Andrew Douglas Hope Hunter
Angus James Barclay MA
Colonel IAN ROBERT HARGREAVES BENG MSC · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Robert Lyman · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Ronald Wallace Clayton
Euan Walker-Munro
LUCY CHARLOTTE CARTY
Lt Col Matthew Jones
Robert White
Rt Revd William Nigel Stock · trustee of 1 other charity
sylvia may

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£77k	£104k
31/03/2025	£338k	£75k
31/03/2024	£46k	£56k
31/03/2023	£67k	£46k
31/03/2022	£74k	£93k

Common questions

Is THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,828 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,840 to £22,012. The trustees note that scholarship awards were postponed for a second year pending the renewal of the affiliate's FCRA licence, creating a contingent liability of £37,200. Despite these operational delays, the charity received a significant legacy of £259,251 after the year-end and maintains sufficient liquid assets to continue its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS, THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION, THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	FY2025	£5k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	FY2024	£5k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	FY2022	£5k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	FY2023	£5k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	FY2025	£1k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£324k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD	1	£21k
INTO GIVING LIMITED	1	£11k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NAYAMBA TRUST.

THE NAYAMBA TRUST income £49k
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD income £3.0m
N AND R KARNANI TRUST income £1.3m
THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST income £364k
Q. LEARNING NEPAL TRUST CIO income £113k
THE VENKATRAMAN MEMORIAL TRUST income £313k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE KOHIMA EDUCATIONAL TRUST	£77k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NAYAMBA TRUST FY2025	£49k	—	within	—	no doubt
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION TRUST LTD FY2025	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
N AND R KARNANI TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST FY2024	£364k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Q. LEARNING NEPAL TRUST CIO FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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