--- title: "Kent Family Foundation rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Kent Family Foundation a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 58/100. Accounts 2025: income £2.2m · 93% on charitable activities. Reg 1207157." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-family-foundation retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:07:29.867Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Kent Family Foundation a good charity? Kent Family Foundation scores 58/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.2m total income, 93% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · KT12 5DS | Reg [1207157](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-family-foundation) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://kentfamily.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1207157) Donate ## How can you give to KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://kentfamily.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1207157) ## What does Kent Family Foundation do? Kent Family Foundation is a registered charity (no. 1207157) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 93% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2640 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Kent Family Foundation hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=kent-family-foundation) **In short:** KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION scores 58 out of 100 (2 stars). 93% average program spend (Latest year). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Kent Family Foundation? Kent Family Foundation has a Clarity Score of 58 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1207157. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.2m, with 93% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2640 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 58/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 93% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 83/100 Finance beacon Income £2.2m Latest year 2025 Reserves 2640 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £3224.9 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 23% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)8thpercentile **Scores higher than 8% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 58/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities9thpercentile **Scores higher than 9% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 58/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Kent Family Foundation's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Kent Family Foundation's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 4 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 30% | 3/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 2640 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · Latest year | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 93% · 10/10 pts (Latest year) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Kent Family Foundation's Clarity Score? 58/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 83/100 Accountability & Transparency 17/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 83/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight4 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies3/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 Reserves (months of cash)2640 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · Latest year Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio93% · 10/10 pts (Latest year) Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Kent Family Foundation raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.2m | — | | Total expenditure | £10k | — | | Charitable activities | £9k | 93% | | Fundraising | £685 | 7% | | Governance & admin | £2k | 15% | 93%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £10k spent - Charitable activities93% · £9k - Fundraising7% · £685 - Governance15% · £2k ## What trust indicators does Kent Family Foundation have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 4 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1207157 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1207157) ### Trustees & officers - Nicholas Robin Kent Chair · since 2024 - Lisa Kent since 2024 - Christopher John Kent since 2024 - Laura Elizabeth Kent since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Kent Family Foundation's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Kent Family Foundation? Overall score 58/100 (2★) Income £2.2m Cause spend 93% of expenditure Reg number 1207157 Scope UK-wide Reserves 2640 months Trustees 4 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Kent Family Foundation a legitimate charity? + Yes — Kent Family Foundation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1207157). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1207157. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Kent Family Foundation's charity number? + Kent Family Foundation's charity number is 1207157. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Kent Family Foundation's charity rating? + Kent Family Foundation scores 58 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Kent Family Foundation have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Kent Family Foundation. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Kent Family Foundation? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 93% of Kent Family Foundation's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Kent Family Foundation's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 7% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 23% of total expenditure at Kent Family Foundation. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Kent Family Foundation's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Kent Family Foundation receive? + Kent Family Foundation reported £2.2m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history. Are Kent Family Foundation's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Kent Family Foundation based? + Kent Family Foundation is listed at London · UK-wide · KT12 5DS and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Kent Family Foundation? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Kent Family Foundation's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Kent Family Foundation's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.