KENT PANTHERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1201748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing coached basketball sessions and facilities to the county of Kent.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENT BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£128k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small loss of £148.99 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that the charity held no free reserves at the year end, a position they consider appropriate given that income is used directly to deliver charitable activities. Total net assets stood at £860.45, comprising tangible assets and cash.

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

“The charity held no free reserves at the year end. The trustees have reviewed the reserves position and consider this appropriate for the charity’s current operating model, with income being used directly to deliver charitable activities.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Holly Burnschair
Dianne Burns
Nina Fielder
Robert Bennett

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£128k	£128k
31/03/2024	£150k	£152k

Common questions

Is KENT PANTHERS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a small loss of £148.99 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that the charity held no free reserves at the year end, a position they consider appropriate given that income is used directly to deliver charitable activities. Total net assets stood at £860.45, comprising tangible assets and cash. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£115k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	2	£1.0m
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	1	—
THE BROOK TRUST	1	£363k
THE PARGITER TRUST	1	£270k
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£259k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£225k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£133k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENT TENNIS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

KENT TENNIS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £415k
KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £5.5m
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION income £155k
KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £346k
THE FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES income £223k
KENT RELIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £339k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KENT PANTHERS FOUNDATION	£128k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
KENT TENNIS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025	£415k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£346k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES FY2025	£223k	—	0	above	3.3%	no doubt

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