KUMBA SUPPORT LTD
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.
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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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
“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
“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
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 13346734 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- CHAKA, Chirtidzo Sandra on trustee list
- CUMMINGS, Rozanne on trustee list
- MABENA, Agnes on trustee list
- MATSILELE, Justice on trustee list
- MATSILELE, Justice
Trustees
- Agnes Mabena
- Chiratidzo Sandra Chaka
- Justice Matsilele
- Rozanne Cummings
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR | 1 | £1.0m |
| ROYAL DOCKS TRUST (LONDON) | 1 | £120k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £96k |
| THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| The Portal Trust | 1 | £40k |
| LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £18k |
| THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- HOPE HOUSING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED
- BOSCO SOCIETY LTD
- DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD
- Your Place (London) Limited
- HOME SERVICES SUPPORT
- London Homelessness Foundation
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMBA SUPPORT LTD | £424k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| HOPE HOUSING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED | £1.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOSCO SOCIETY LTD | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD | £1.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Your Place (London) Limited | £7.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOME SERVICES SUPPORT | £212k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |