Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 15

KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Foundation encourages and enables a culture of effective giving to support thriving local communities. In the main, we raise and distribute funds to meet the needs of the community in Kent and Medway. We act as a bridge between good causes in the county and individuals and organisations with the means and commitment to support them.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 23 years

www.kentcf.org.uk

admin@kentcf.org.uk

01303814500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£5,005	£6,225	£-1,221	£143	£31,438	£646	1.2	15
31/03/22	£6,018	£5,515	£503	£131	£33,175	£590	1.3	15
31/03/21	£6,454	£6,381	£73	£116	£31,038	£541	1	14
31/03/20	£5,351	£4,518	£832	£122	£26,363	£416	1.1	11
31/03/19	£3,297	£3,596	£-299	£109	£24,232	£380	1.3	13
31/03/18	£2,926	£3,515	£-589	£98	£22,157	£357	1.2	11
31/03/17	£2,474	£2,408	£66	£118	£21,980	£349	1.7	9
31/03/16	£3,362	£2,911	£451	£119	£15,128	£323	1.3	9
31/03/15	£2,912	£3,101	£-189	£146	£14,930	£294	1.1	8
31/03/14	£4,993	£5,986	£-993	£121	£12,295	£266	0.5	7
31/03/13	£3,531	£2,480	£1,051	£116	£11,035	£171	0.8	6
31/03/12	£5,354	£4,328	£1,026	£98	£8,635	£127	0.4	8
31/03/11	£3,783	£2,852	£931	£74	£6,790	£70	0.3	5
31/03/10	£6,034	£3,302	£2,732	£158	£5,727	£51	0.2	4
31/03/09	£2,336	£1,467	£869	£163	£2,442	£135	1.1	6
31/03/08	£3,075	£2,971	£104	£153	£1,838	£151	0.6	6
31/03/07	£1,992	£1,583	£409	£138	£1,906	£143	1.1	6
31/03/06	£1,968	£1,482	£486	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£1,695	£1,609	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£1,318	£1,196	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

15 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Dulverton Trust	£110,332
Department for Transport	£93,500
Prudence Trust	£34,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Transport - LTC's Community Fund Pilot
£93,500	26/01/2023	A pilot of a community investment programme that would meet the objectives of the Designated Funds users and communities fund, and environment and wellbeing fund, through small grants awarded to ....more A pilot of a community investment programme that would meet the objectives of the Designated Funds users and communities fund, and environment and wellbeing fund, through small grants awarded to local communities by an independent not-for-profit organisation.
Prudence Trust - Youth mental health projects in Kent
£34,000	26/05/2022	Mental health projects for young people (11-25) in Kent. (KCF to regrant our funds as small grants to grassroots organisations.)
Dulverton Trust - Kent Dulverton Fund 2022-23
£110,332	28/10/2021	Kent Dulverton Fund 2022-23
Dulverton Trust - Kent Dulverton Fund 2019-22
£307,500	25/10/2018	Kent Dulverton Fund 2019-22

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77

CHERYL WING-HAN CHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DR EMILIA FALCETTI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Analyst Consultant

GAIL ALEXANDRA HALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: PHYLLIS ASPINALL FOUNDATION,

GEAROID MAGUIRE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Practice Manager

HUGO FENWICK Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND, THE MARGATE SCHOOL CIO,

KRUTI SHROTRI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Policy

LORD ROBERT SACKVILLE-WEST Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Publishing, Estate Management

MELISSA BARON MURDOCH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Investor

MUNYARADZI BADZE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Enterprise Coordinator, Other trusteeship: ETHNIC MINORITIES IN CANTERBURY,

RUSSELL JOHN RACE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT, JUBILEE MASTER'S LODGE NO 2712 BENEVOLENT FUND, THE LONDON GRAND RANK ASSOCIATION HERITAGE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST, SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST, ROCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS CHARITY, THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE, THE JUBILEE MASTERS LODGE CENTENARY TRUST,

SAMANTHA COOPER-GRAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Bank Manager

TREVOR JOHN MINTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2001, number: 1084361
Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2000, number: 04088589

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

14/03/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE HAWKENBURY TRUST
21/07/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE RAINHAM PAROCHIAL CHARITY
23/01/2017 - Asset transfer in from WEALD OF KENT VOCATIONAL FUND
29/08/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE FRANCES SMITH AND CLAY COTTAGE TRUST
04/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from CITIZENS' RIGHTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE
12/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE NEAL FOUNDATION
29/06/2023 - Asset transfer in from ASHFORD YOUTH TRUST
24/08/2023 - Asset transfer in from RUCKINGE VILLAGE HALL
13/02/2024 - Asset transfer in from ACORNS READ AND GROW
05/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from SIR CHARLES JESSEL CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FRANCES SMITH AND CLAY COTTAGE TRUST on 29/08/2019
Asset transfer in from CITIZENS' RIGHTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE on 04/01/2023

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Main office

Evegate Park Barn
Evegate
ASHFORD
Kent
TN25 6SX

Objectives

3 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY ARE ESTABLISHED ARE: 3.1 THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND THE BOROUGH OF MEDWAY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS; 3.2 OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF KENT, BOROUGH OF MEDWAY, UNITED KINGDOM, AND ELSEWHERE.

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