Kite College

Analysis

Kite College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sittingbourne. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Kite College reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £35k to £2.5m (+7021%), an average of +190% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 1585%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Kite College sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Connex Ltd. (£2.5m), Sheffield United Community Foundation (£2.5m) and Scotts Project Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £773k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.