Kitaid

Analysis

Kitaid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kitaid reported income of £27k and spending of £15k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £27k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Kitaid sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disaster Aid UK & Ireland (£27k), Lions Clubs International M D 105 Sight Conservation Programme (£27k) and Oswestry Borderland Rotary Club Charity (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.