Involve Kent

Analysis

Involve Kent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03449624). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Involve Kent reported income of £5.5m and spending of £4.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £5.5m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Involve Kent sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ey Foundation (£5.5m), Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross International (£5.7m) and Quartet Community Foundation (£5.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 122 people.