IDEAS TEST
Registered charity 1190098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Ideas Test work in Swale and Medway and supports communities to lead more creative lives and feel better about themselves and where they live.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves stood at £206,455 as of 31 March 2025, with a designated reserves fund of £65,000 maintained to cover running costs. The charity reports a net decrease in total funds of £611 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income, but confirms adequate resources for future operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: target of £95,000 by 31 March 2026 (held: £206k)
“A plan put in place to achieve the target of £95,000 by 31 March 2026 is ongoing.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Kailkas Armour (Trustee Jatin Patel's fashion atelier) for hosting expenses.
“During the year, a Trustee, Jatin Patel's fashion atelier, Kailkas Armour, was paid £800 (2024 - £NIL) towards the expenses of hosting a Make Waves participant on a 20-day placement, as were all host companies.” — page 22
“During the year, a Trustee, Virginie Giles was paid £2,225 (2024 - £NIL) for a communication consultancy and wider volunteer event management for the Spirit of 2012-funded Medway Change Makers partnership project” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Virginie Giles for communication consultancy and event management.
“During the year, a Trustee, Jatin Patel's fashion atelier, Kailkas Armour, was paid £800 (2024 - £NIL) towards the expenses of hosting a Make Waves participant on a 20-day placement, as were all host companies.” — page 22
“During the year, a Trustee, Virginie Giles was paid £2,225 (2024 - £NIL) for a communication consultancy and wider volunteer event management for the Spirit of 2012-funded Medway Change Makers partnership project” — page 22
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 — IDEAS TEST (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 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 (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Virginie Gileschair
- ALEXANDER CAMERON
- ELIZABETH MELLEN
- Jatinbhai Gokulbhai Patel
- Kelly Webb
- Rebecca Brennan-Brown
- Robin Pimenta
- SIMON HAGUE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent · Medway
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IDEAS TEST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves stood at £206,455 as of 31 March 2025, with a designated reserves fund of £65,000 maintained to cover running costs. The charity reports a net decrease in total funds of £611 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income, but confirms adequate resources for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IDEAS TEST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IDEAS TEST as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.
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