The Kite Trust

Analysis

The Kite Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Kite Trust reported income of £667k and spending of £713k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,502 to £667k (+7742%), an average of +198% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 4985%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Kite Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids for Kids (£666k), Gilfach Goch Community Association (£667k) and Ryedale Community Transport CIO (£666k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 6.2% and trading 5.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £141k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.