LORD KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 1 January 1961
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £108,007
Latest expenditure: £124,921
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, MAIDSTONE, ME14 3AJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lknmf.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision, by competition, of scholarships to those studying for a first degree at a university in the United Kingdom and who have a parent who has served in the Armed Forces of the Crown.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £108,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,921

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,921

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,911

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £66,103
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £94,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,302

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £108,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,921
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £108,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,921
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,911
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £66,103
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,427
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £94,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,302
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LORD KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1961-01-01T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER DATED 20 DECEMBER 1919, AMENDED 31 JANUARY 1922, 15 FEBRUARY 1934, 17 MARCH 1950, 4 NOVEMBER 1958, 27 JUNE 1960 AND 7 NOVEMBER 2005. REGISTRATION DATE UNKNOWN FROM FILE RECORDS. DEFAULT DATE 01/01/61 RECORDED AS DATE OF REGISTRATION.
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE FOR AND ASSIST DISABLED OFFICERS AND MEN OF OUR NAVY AND ARMY BY; 1] EQUIPPING AND ENDOWING A HOME, OR HOMES, FOR DISABLED OFFICERS. 2] ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT FUND FOR PURPOSES OF RELIVING DISABLE OFFICERS AND MEN IN THEIR OWN HOMES. 3] FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING THE HIGHER INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL EDUCATION OF A) OFFICERS AND MEN OF OUR FORCES OF SUITABLE AGE, B) SONS OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF OUR FORCES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures