K.C.U. LTD

Charity number: 1131360
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

KCU (Kettering Community Unit) is a community support charity providing the following -Free training and education courses to support people into employment or to improve their quality of life -Furniture re-cycling, low cost household goods to those in need via our charity shops -Food bank operations to support those in food poverty Our ethos is that everyone in our community matters .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £349,134
Total expenditure: £336,168

Total income includes £134,525 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05695511 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Scott Edwards Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Jessica Jade Scrimshaw Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Julian Antony Payne Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record
Patricia Campbell Dewar Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Victoria Anne Boulton Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Victoria Jane Perry Trustee 29 September 2022
None on record
Simon Cox Trustee 19 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £160.05k £327.16k £215.76k £313.75k £349.13k
Total expenditure £160.19k £184.75k £209.66k £228.35k £336.17k
Income from government contracts £20.00k £20.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.00k £50.00k £20.00k £68.49k £134.53k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 February 2022 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 FEBRUARY 2006 as amended on 28 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, ADVICE, TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
KCU LTD
51 GOLD STREET
KETTERING
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NN16 8JB
Phone:
01536481989
Email:
lynn.chapman@kcultd.org.uk
Website:

www.kcultd.co.uk Open in new window