Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 16

KIDS CLUB KAMPALA

Kids Club Kampala is helping vulnerable kids in the slums of Uganda to survive and thrive. Providing for both their immediate needs and strengthening their futures through educating, feeding, protecting, and skilling.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£666	£722	£-56	£6	£66	£30	0.5	6	20
31/12/22	£604	£760	£-156	£5	£122	£89	1.4	6	20
31/12/21	£577	£452	£124	£12	£278	£181	4.8	5	50
31/12/20	£466	£374	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£322	£334	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£269	£251	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£258	£239	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£231	£222	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£175	£159	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£108	£100	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 46%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.kidsclubkampala.org

info@kidsclubkampala.org

07971601154

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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How you can help

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Ireland, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Kids Club Kampala
£12,900	13/07/2022 12	Funding independent evaluation of charity's work in Uganda
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Kids Club Kampala
£45,000	13/04/2022	Unrestricted grant for work with children and families in Uganda
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Kids Club Kampala
£45,000	13/04/2022 36	Unrestricted grant for work with children and families in Uganda
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Kids Club Kampala
£15,000	28/02/2022	Skills training project for 100 women in the slums of Kampala
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Kids Club Kampala
£15,000	15/04/2021 12	Food handouts, schooling, training etc in Kids Club in slums of Kampala

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID PAUL MOORE Appointed: 2019

GREGORY MOSER (Chair) Appointed: 2023

JOHN BISSON Appointed: 2023

JOANNE KIPLING Appointed: 2023

LYDIA JANE DEVINE Appointed: 2016

OLIVER DU CROZ Appointed: 2023

PETER BUTURO Appointed: 2023

RACHEL READ Appointed: 2020

SARAH BEGG Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2013, number: 1152451

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

148 WITTON LODGE ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B23 5AP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE,FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1.THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR(BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION)BY PROVIDING GRANTS,ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED PRINCIPALLY(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)IN UGANDA;4.2.THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION,TRAINING,HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS PRINCIPALLY(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)RESIDING IN UGANDA TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;AND4.3.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)IN UGANDA IN PARTICULAR(BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION)THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE,DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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