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KITE COLLEGE

Registered charity 1193244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of vocational education and support to Post-16 learners who have an EHCP and are struggling to engage within a mainstream environment.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £293,833, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £772,637. Staff costs represented 62% of income, which the trustees note is below the typical sector range for specialist post-16 provision. The trustees consider the reserves level to be appropriate and prudent, exceeding their stated policy target of two months' running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 -” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 - 1 In the band £70,001 - £80,000 - 1 In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 -”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 2,427,067 - 2,427,067 1,688,337” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two month's running costs (held: £773k)
“The Trustees have added to their reserve policy that there should be sufficient reserves to cover at least two month's running costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394.
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900.
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income received from Canterbury Christchurch University, a university which Pam Jones is a Governor, totalling £560.
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of a second-hand car from a close family member of Stuart Cumming, a member of the senior leadership team, totalling £450.
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
“Payments were made to The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA), a charity which Bob Law is a Trustee of, totalling £394 (2024: £1,374). Payments were also made to Challenger Troop CIC, an entity in which Bob Law is a non-executive director, totalling £900 (2024: £3,600). At the Balance Sheet date, no amounts were owed or owing in relation to these transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

What the charity says about itself (2023-24)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

KITE College had a total of 84 learners on role during the 2023-24 academic year.
“KITE had a total 84 learners on role this academic year with varying special educational needs.”
The college received over 200 consultations from Local Authorities for learners wishing to enrol in September 2024.
“KITE Received over 200 consultations for learners with EHCP’s from Local Authorities this academic year, for learners to wishing to enrol with us in September 2024.”
KITE College expects to have 110 learners on roll in September 2024, representing a 31% increase from the previous year.
“KITE will have 110 learners on roll in September 2024, which is an increase of 31% compared to 2023/24 number of learners on roll at KITE.”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£773k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.5m£2.2m
31/08/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.1m
31/08/2022£598k£486k
31/08/2021£35k£24k

Common questions

Is KITE COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £293,833, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £772,637. Staff costs represented 62% of income, which the trustees note is below the typical sector range for specialist post-16 provision. The trustees consider the reserves level to be appropriate and prudent, exceeding their stated policy target of two months' running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of KITE COLLEGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

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
THE ROTHERWICK FOUNDATION1—
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO1£4k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION1£3k
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation1£2k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VICTORIA COLLEGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KITE COLLEGE£2.5m£80,001 - £90,0003above—no doubt
VICTORIA COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
KEVICC Awards Foundation Trust FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£28.1m——unclear—no doubt
KT EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£1.9m—0above—no doubt
The Hive College FY2025£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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