Registered charity · No. 1157614Charitable company
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KDS Foundation
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
KDS Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment.
KDS Foundation (number 1157614) 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 KDS Foundation do?
The Foundation?s main charitable activity is as a prize-awarding body. As such, each prize-winner will benefit from the charity. The Foundation?s aim is to further its charitable educational and research objects by stimulating research into significant but neglected questions relevant to today?s world, in the broad context of the Arts and Sciences
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for KDS Foundation
Answers KDS Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are KDS Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
KDS Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record KDS Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
KDS Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists KDS Foundation as a registered charity (number 1157614) 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 KDS Foundation's charity number?
KDS Foundation's charity number is 1157614. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1157614?
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What does KDS Foundation do?
The Foundation?s main charitable activity is as a prize-awarding body. As such, each prize-winner will benefit from the charity. The Foundation?s aim is to further its charitable educational and research objects by stimulating research into significant but neglected questions relevant to today?s world, in the broad context of the Arts and Sciences
Does KDS Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for KDS Foundation. 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 KDS Foundation?
KDS Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://kadasprize.org. 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.
How much is KDS Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. KDS Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to KDS Foundation?
The register does not record KDS Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are KDS Foundation's trustees paid?
KDS Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was KDS Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for KDS Foundation: The Kadas Prize Foundation.
When was KDS Foundation registered as a charity?
KDS Foundation was entered on the register on 26 June 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08991513).