KDS Foundation

About KDS Foundation

KDS Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1157614). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 85/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), KDS Foundation reported a total income of £347,299 and total expenditure of £320,809, a spending ratio of 92% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, KDS Foundation describes its activities as follows: 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 Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for KDS Foundation. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 92.4% of income spent on charitable work