Who The Kite Trust is for#
The Kite Trust began in Cambridge in 1993 as a club for lesbian, gay and bisexual young people under 25. It took its present name in 2014, now works widely with trans and gender-questioning young people and their families, and since 2020 has covered the whole of Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and the surrounding areas, for anyone aged 30 or under. Alongside work with young people it runs schools programmes, training and a Rainbow Flag Award for youth organisations.
Joining, and what is on offer#
To use its services you fill in the sign-up form on its young people page, and a youth worker gets in touch to arrange a first meeting; it says a reply can take up to two weeks. A parent, carer or professional can use the same form for a young person, giving the young person's name and pronouns. What follows can include:
- Youth groups for ages 13 to 25, free, across the county and online.
- One-to-one calls with a trained youth worker about anything to do with gender or sexuality, for anyone 30 or under in its area. It is practical support, not therapy, and the worker can point you on to specialist services.
- Residentials for different age groups under 30.
- Family support: a call with a youth worker, online groups for parents and carers, and family "Meet and Eat" sessions.
Its name change sheet#
The trust's Resource Hub has a page called Changing name and pronouns, last updated in April 2026, which now links to TransActual's names guide. Its own one-page PDF, Changing Your Legal Name, last updated in October 2023, still loads. In short, it says:
- Titles. Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs and Mx are not controlled by law, and your gender does not limit which you use; writing to an organisation should be enough to change one.
- Your legal name starts as the name on your birth certificate. A deed poll, enrolled or unenrolled, or a statutory declaration gives you evidence of a new one, which works alongside your birth certificate rather than replacing it.
- ID. You need not renew a passport straight away, but your driving licence must be updated once your name has legally changed.
Points to check against GOV.UK#
The sheet matches GOV.UK on most points. Two details are worth knowing:
- Titles on a deed poll. The sheet says you can include a title change on a deed poll or statutory declaration. GOV.UK's deed poll guide says a deed poll cannot be used to change a title such as Mr or Mrs. Changing your title explains how organisations update one, and Mx and other gender-neutral titles covers Mx.
- Age. GOV.UK sets the minimum age for an unenrolled deed poll you make yourself at 16, and asks for two witnesses who are adults. Changing your name at 16 or 17 explains what that means, and what is different under 16.
The trust also keeps a page on photo ID for voting, which notes that polling station staff check that the ID looks like you, not its gender marker. If your ID is still in an old name, voter ID in your old name explains what is accepted. For the licence itself, our DVLA guide covers form D1.
This page describes what The Kite Trust publishes on its own websites, read on 26 October 2026. The trust has not reviewed it, and including it here does not mean it recommends this handbook or any deed poll service.
