THE KITE TRUST
Registered charity 1189936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We support LGBTQ* young people aged 30 and under in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas. We deliver programmes in youth work, schools, training and consultancy.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £46,423 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £200,933 to £154,510. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £141,008 were lower than the optimal policy target of three months' running costs due to delayed grant payments. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern based on projected cash flows and available reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £141k)
“The trustees consider that three month's running costs should be held as unrestricted reserves” — page 40
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 — The Kite Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
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: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Jess Webb
- John Leighton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Naomi Graves
- Roeland Van der Heiden
- Rosemary Ann Logan Jack
- Stephen Cheetham
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Peterborough City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE KITE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £46,423 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £200,933 to £154,510. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £141,008 were lower than the optimal policy target of three months' running costs due to delayed grant payments. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern based on projected cash flows and available reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE KITE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KITE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HINCHINGBROOKE FOUNDATION, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE PIXEL FUND, THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST.
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