The Kenelm Youth Trust Limited
Analysis
The Kenelm Youth Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07682500). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kenelm Youth Trust Limited reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Kenelm Youth Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Quakers Property Trust (£1.8m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine (£1.8m) and Centre Ministries (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 33% and trading 6.7%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £264k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 33%
- Charitable activities 58%
- Trading 6.7%
- Investments 0.5%
- Other 1.7%
In the charity's own words
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO HELP AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM, THE BLACK COUNTRY, COVENTRY, OXFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| London Quakers Property Trust | London | £1.8m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond with St Matthias and St John the Divine | Surrey | £1.8m |
| Centre Ministries | Oswestry | £1.8m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Basingstoke | Basingstoke | £1.8m |