--- title: "Friends of Kenya's Children — charity 1116000 | CharityCompare" description: "Friends of Kenya's Children (charity 1116000): income £47,849 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-kenya-s-children retrieved: 2026-10-07T15:21:42.681Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1116000 FO # Friends of Kenya's Children Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Friends of Kenya's Children is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.fkc.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1116000&subId=0) Work at Friends of Kenya's Children? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-kenya-s-children&type=claim&name=Friends%20of%20Kenya) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Friends of Kenya's Children? Reported income · year ending 2025-05-31 £47,849 Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-31 £35,352 Registered charity number 1116000 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Derby Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.fkc.org.uk](http://www.fkc.org.uk/) Quick answer Friends of Kenya's Children (number 1116000) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Friends of Kenya's Children do? FKC raises funds in the UK to support orphaned, abandoned and/or destitute children in the Lodwar and Eldoret regions of Kenya, working through a Kenyan registered school active in these areas. The charity seeks to provide maintenance and education for the children and where necessary to assist also the communities and families in which they live and receive family care. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of Kenya's Children Answers Friends of Kenya's Children gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Friends of Kenya's Children as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Friends of Kenya's Children's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 1 September 2006 Where it says it operates Throughout England · Kenya · Scotland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Friends of Kenya's Children registered for? Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine Relief ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of Kenya's Children yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of Kenya's Children. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Friends of Kenya's Children? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-kenya-s-children&type=claim&name=Friends%20of%20Kenya) [Visit charity website](http://www.fkc.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Friends of Kenya's Children a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Friends of Kenya's Children as a registered charity (number 1116000) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Friends of Kenya's Children's charity number? Friends of Kenya's Children's charity number is 1116000. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1116000? Search 1116000 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Friends of Kenya's Children do? FKC raises funds in the UK to support orphaned, abandoned and/or destitute children in the Lodwar and Eldoret regions of Kenya, working through a Kenyan registered school active in these areas. The charity seeks to provide maintenance and education for the children and where necessary to assist also the communities and families in which they live and receive family care. Does Friends of Kenya's Children have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of Kenya's Children. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Friends of Kenya's Children? Friends of Kenya's Children's website listed in our register data is http://www.fkc.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of Kenya's Children? The register records Friends of Kenya's Children as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Friends of Kenya's Children's trustees paid? Friends of Kenya's Children's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Friends of Kenya's Children registered as a charity? Friends of Kenya's Children was entered on the register on 1 September 2006. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1116000&subId=0).