FRIENDS OF KIPKELION

Registered charity 1188612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We help the people of Kipkelion, a marginalised rural area of Kenya, and similar areas in East Africa by providing access to basic sanitation, education and healthcare.

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Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £5,666 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total net assets of £31,993. The trustees confirm that reserves of £31,993 are appropriate against a policy target of 3-6 months of expenditure, noting that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The three biggest sources of funding in the year were the Saracen Trust (£12,500), the Big Give (£9,616) and Mazars Trust (£9,570).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £32k; policy: three to six months of expenditure)

“The reserves policy of the Charity is to keep the equivalent of 3-6 months expenditure in reserve. As expenditure on projects in Kipkelion is currently averaging approximately £100,000 per year, the Trustees consider that the reserves held at 31 May 2025 of £31,993 are appropriate.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Kipkelion (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/08/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN MICHAEL DERIAZchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Geraldine Angela Baskerville Mynors
Kenneth Lionel Martin Clemmey
PETER JOHN SCHOLES
Sara Elizabeth O'Neill

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

Operates in: Kenya · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£78k	£82k
31/05/2024	£145k	£139k
31/05/2023	£49k	£52k
31/05/2022	£106k	£102k
31/05/2021	£111k	£107k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF KIPKELION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £5,666 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total net assets of £31,993. The trustees confirm that reserves of £31,993 are appropriate against a policy target of 3-6 months of expenditure, noting that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF KIPKELION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF KIPKELION as a grant recipient include THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION, THE RAINFORD TRUST, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k
THE RAINFORD TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Welfare
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k	International
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Foundation Scotland	19/11/2024	£5k	Smokeless Stoves for Kenya