K I N D

Registered charity 518985 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as K.I.N.D., KIDS IN NEED AND DISTRESS, KIND

Teaching - Social Environmental Education DevelopmentLearning - Residential BreaksHelping - KIND Christmas AppealSupporting - Practical Help

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Latest income
£313k
Latest spending
£510k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £196,335 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm that free spendable reserves of £1,615,719 remain, which they state are sufficient to cover running costs for the next three years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted running costs (held: £1.6m)
In order to ensure that these services would continue in a downturn in donations the Charity is aiming to have a minimum of six months' of unrestricted running costs in free reserves. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
Trustees donated £323 during the year (2024: £540). — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£420k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~54.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£313k£510k
31/12/2024£353k£414k
31/12/2023£1.6m£420k
31/12/2022£407k£439k
31/12/2021£491k£764k

Common questions

Is K I N D financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £196,335 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm that free spendable reserves of £1,615,719 remain, which they state are sufficient to cover running costs for the next three years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2011£10kThe KIND Healthy Futures Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/11/2006£487kCity Social & Environmental Centre

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BE KIND FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
K I N D£313k0unclearno doubt
BE KIND FOUNDATION FY2024£425k0aboveno doubt
KINDRED SQUARED FY2025£1.3munclearno doubt
HELP IN NEED TODAY FY2023£558k0unclearno doubt
TENDER EDUCATION AND ARTS FY2025£1.8mOver £60,0001unclearno doubt
KINGSWAY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£6.5m£90,001 - £100,0007unclearno doubt

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