Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

LORENDEN PARKLAND TRUST 

The Charity is responsible for managing and maintaining a large parkland in Painters Forstal, nr Faversham in Kent for public enjoyment. The trust undertakes, tree planting, scrub clearance, interpretation, path creation with the object of improving the biodiversity of the area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/10/22£13£5£8n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/10/21£11£19£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20*£13£11£1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/10/19*£19£7£12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18*£2£8£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£24£9£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£14£4£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12*£9£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£6£9£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£18£8£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07*£9£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06*£8£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years

ted.wilcox@btinternet.com

01795533004

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1991, number: 1004912
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 76 days late, AR19: 38 days late, AR18: 53 days late, AR12: 18 days late, AR07: 3 days late, AR06: 6 days late,
Main office

50 Lower Road
FAVERSHAM
Kent
ME13 7NG

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE AREA NOW WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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