Akt (charity)

akt
Founded1989
FounderCath Hall
Registration no.1093815
FocusHomeless LGBTQ+ youth
Location
Key people
Cath Hall (Founder) Tim Sigsworth MBE (Chief Executive)
Employees29
Websitewww.akt.org.uk
Formerly called
Albert Kennedy Trust

Akt (stylised as akt and legally known as The Albert Kennedy Trust) is a voluntary organisation based in England, created in 1989 to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) young people who are homeless or living in a hostile environment. It started in Greater Manchester in 1989 and opened in London in 1996, and expanded to Newcastle in 2013,[1] Newcastle upon Tyne and Bristol.[2]

  1. ^ "The Albert Kennedy Trust rebrands as akt". www.attitude.co.uk. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". akt. Retrieved 19 November 2022.