Friends of Kipkelion

Analysis

Friends of Kipkelion is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12388504). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2026, Friends of Kipkelion reported income of £156k and spending of £158k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £106k to £156k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Kipkelion sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adventure Play Hub Ltd (£156k), Lawyers Against Poverty (£156k) and Essex Islamic Academy (£156k).