KC Audits (Kyle Clouston)

Semantic Summary

Kyle Clouston, operating as KC Audits, is a Manchester-based YouTube auditor who was one of six Mancunian content creators arrested and charged with affray following coordinated police raids in April 2026. He was charged alongside Chris Messenger (English Ned), Kelsea-Leigh Cunliffe (MKR Audits), Rachel Davies (My Brakes Don't Work), David Casey (Davethemancpatriot), and Ricky Jones (Slick Tube) — the core membership of what HOPE not hate described as the "collection of Mancunian auditors who began mass-producing content during the anti-migrant protests of 2025." Following the arrests, Clouston posted a video to his channel confirming he was one of those charged, showing his charge sheet (with names blurred), and explaining the arrests related to a specific incident. His bail conditions prevent him from entering Manchester city centre or having contact with his co-accused. Within the far-right auditor community, Clouston is widely believed to have informed on the network — described in profiling briefs as an "internal grass" — a devastating accusation in a scene where Searchlight documented that auditors' footage is increasingly being used to prosecute far-right activists. He is networked within the Mancunian auditor cluster alongside English Ned, MKR Audits, The Ginger Patriot (Ben Mills), and My Brakes Don't Work.

Platform: YouTube Category: Right-wing / Auditor Status: Active (bailed, restricted) Real Name: Kyle Clouston Location: Greater Manchester Channel: KC Audits (YouTube)

Overview

Kyle Clouston runs the YouTube channel KC Audits, part of the Manchester-based auditor network that emerged during the 2025 anti-migrant protests. He was one of six auditors arrested and charged in April 2026 following police raids across Greater Manchester — an incident reported by Searchlight Magazine that became a major flashpoint in the UK auditor scene.

Clouston's case is particularly notable because he is accused within the far-right community of being an informant or "grass" — someone whose footage or cooperation has been used against fellow activists in criminal prosecutions. This accusation aligns with Searchlight's June 2026 investigation into the growing far-right backlash against auditors whose "greed for viral content is handing police ready-made evidence and landing their 'comrades' in prison."

Following his arrest, Clouston confirmed his involvement in a video to his channel, showing the charge sheet (with names redacted) and stating the charges related to a specific incident. His willingness to post publicly about the case while under bail conditions — which prevent contact with co-accused — is one of the data points feeding the "grass" accusation within the community.

Content Style

Pre-arrest: Street auditing at protests and public buildings in Manchester
Post-arrest: Posted video confirming his arrest and charge, showing redacted charge sheet
Part of the mutually-reinforcing Manchester auditor cluster that amplifies each other's content
Content recorded at demonstrations that later formed the basis of criminal charges

The Manchester Police Raids (April 2026)

The Arrests

Six auditors were arrested and charged following coordinated police raids in Manchester:

Name	Channel
Kyle Clouston	KC Audits
Chris Messenger	English Ned
Kelsea-Leigh Cunliffe	MKR Audits
Rachel Davies	My Brakes Don't Work
David Casey	Davethemancpatriot
Ricky Jones	Slick Tube

All six were charged with affray, apparently following events at a demonstration in Manchester in November 2025. Bail conditions prevent all six from:

Entering Manchester city centre
Having any contact with each other

Clouston's Public Response

Clouston posted a video to KC Audits confirming he was one of those arrested. He showed the charge sheet but blurred out the names. He stated the arrests related to a specific incident. X/Twitter user @joglasg reported: "KC Audits has done a video on his channel — he confirmed he's one of them, showed the charge sheet but blurred out the names."

The "Grass" Accusation

Within the far-right auditor community, Clouston is widely believed to have informed on the network. The "internal grass" accusation stems from several factors:

His public video about the arrests (seen as cooperating with the prosecution narrative)
The perception that his footage may have been used as evidence
The broader context of Searchlight's documentation that auditor footage is increasingly being used to prosecute far-right rioters
Bail conditions that separate him from co-accused, which some interpret as a sign of cooperation

The "grass" label is among the most damaging accusations possible in the far-right street movement. Searchlight's June 2026 investigation "Stop filming us" documented how auditors accused of informing face "furious backlash" and social ostracism.

Connections

English Ned (Chris Messenger) — co-accused in the Manchester raids
MKR Audits (Kelsea-Leigh Cunliffe) — co-accused
My Brakes Don't Work (Rachel Davies) — co-accused
Davethemancpatriot (David Casey) — co-accused
Slick Tube (Ricky Jones) — co-accused
The Ginger Patriot (Ben Mills) — part of the same Mancunian auditor cluster (not among those charged)

Legal Issues & Controversies

Charged with affray — following Manchester police raids, April 2026
Bail conditions — cannot enter Manchester city centre; cannot contact co-accused
Alleged police informant — widely believed within the auditor community to have cooperated with authorities
Part of the wave of prosecutions using auditor footage as evidence

Known Associations

Auto-generated from cross-references in this archive.

MKR — 14 mentions
My Brakes Don't Work — 8 mentions
Harry Jackson — 7 mentions
English Ned — 7 mentions
Ben Mills — 4 mentions
The Ginger Patriot — 4 mentions
EnglishNed — 2 mentions
UK Auditor — 1 mention

Sources

Searchlight Magazine: "'Auditors' charged after Manchester police raids" (11 April 2026) — primary source on the arrests and charges
Searchlight Magazine: "'Stop filming us' – why the far right is turning on auditor 'grasses'" (10 June 2026) — context for the informant paranoia
Searchlight Magazine: "Grifters and gobshites – far right's chaotic failure in Ramsgate" (March 2026) — broader auditor scene analysis
HOPE not hate: "Case file: Auditors" (2026) — contextualises the Mancunian network
X/Twitter: @joglasg, @britmatters, @nomorecutz — documentation of Clouston's video confirming the arrest
KC Audits YouTube channel — primary source for Clouston's own content

Created: 4 July 2026