KUMBA SUPPORT LTD

Registered charity 1199052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kumba Support Ltd provides accomodation for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing supported living accomodation. Kumba also provides support, advice and encouragement to help our residents develop life skills which will enable them to become self-supporting members of the community. Our services are offered throughout the United Kingdom.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS BY(1) PROVIDING SUPPORTED LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND(2) PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR LIFE SKILLS WHICH WILL ASSIST THEM INTO BECOMING SELF-SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£424k
Latest spending
£428k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £4,099 for the year, resulting in negative free reserves of £110,335. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on financial support from a related company, Sunrise Healthcare Ltd, to continue operating. The trustees acknowledge this dependency but maintain a reasonable expectation that adequate resources exist for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-110k)
“The charity only started to trade for the first time during the financial year and continues to rely upon the financial support of a related company Sunrise Healthcare Ltd. Total free reserves (unrestricted funds excluding fixed assets) at the end of the period was negative £110,335 (2024: negative £107,320). There were no restricted funds” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity continues to rely upon the financial support of a related company Sunrise Healthcare Ltd. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that adequate resources exist for the charity to continue to operate for the foreseeable future and thus continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these accounts.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr Chinganga received £16,027; Mrs Chinganga received £10,620
“During the financial year Mr Chinganga (Operations Manager and former Trustee) received a salary of £16,027 (2024: £11,499) and Mrs Chinganga (Finance Manager and former Trustee) received a salary of £10,620 (2024: £6,093) both for employment duties only. No other payments were made to any trustees during the year.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party loans and payments
“During the financial year Sunrise Healthcare Limited paid £nil (2024: £nil) for costs on behalf of the charity and at the end of the financial the charity owed Sunrise Healthcare Limited £90,934 (2024: £109,334) for payments and loans to the balance sheet date included in related party creditors due within one year. During the financial year the charity was charged by (and made charges to) Sunrise Healthcare Limited with a net total cost of £34,737 (2024: £26,350 net total income) netted off and included within rent expenditure. During the financial year Mr Chinganga (Operations Manager and former Trustee) received a salary of £16,027 (2024: £11,499) and Mrs Chinganga (Finance Manager and former Trustee) received a salary of £10,620 (2024: £6,093) both for employment duties only. No other payments were made to any trustees during the year.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/04/2025£424k£428k
29/04/2024£230k£242k
29/04/2023£147k£161k

Common questions

Is KUMBA SUPPORT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £4,099 for the year, resulting in negative free reserves of £110,335. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on financial support from a related company, Sunrise Healthcare Ltd, to continue operating. The trustees acknowledge this dependency but maintain a reasonable expectation that adequate resources exist for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE HOUSING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KUMBA SUPPORT LTD£424k—0below—noted
HOPE HOUSING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2024£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
BOSCO SOCIETY LTD FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD FY2025£1.3m——above—no doubt
Your Place (London) Limited FY2025£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
HOME SERVICES SUPPORT FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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