Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

WEST KENT MEDIATION

Offer a free, professional, confidential mediation service to all residents of West Kent involved in neighbour/community disputes and parent/teen family problems.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 20 years

www.wkm.org.uk

theoffice@wkm.org.uk

01732469696

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£46	£58	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£50	£52	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£68	£42	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/20		£63	£52	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19	*	£42	£46	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£48	£51	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£32	£58	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£60	£47	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£38	£52	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£90	£97	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£135	£129	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£132	£131	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£141	£130	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£122	£113	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£93	£92	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£90	£90	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£109	£103	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£110	£103	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£59	£73	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - West Kent Mediation
£52,000	29/08/2019 36	West Kent Mediation
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Kent Mediation
£12,000	14/03/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a free mediation service for people in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Kent Mediation
£10,000	13/06/2012	towards one year's running costs of a free mediation service for people from disadvantaged backgrounds in West Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 63-78

MARICA TEARLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD SEYMOUR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Judge

KEITH TURNER Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired

REBECCA CLIBBENS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2003, number: 1100637
Registered at Companies House on 11/07/2003, number: 04830437

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR19: 223 days late,

Main office

Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls Centre
Hollybush Close
SEVENOAKS
Kent
TN13 3UX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF WEST KENT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS MEDIATION, CONCILIATION OR RECONCILIATION AS BETWEEN PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS, AUTHORITIES OR GROUPS INVOLVED OR LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OR INTER-PERSONAL CONFLICT INCLUDING WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE, OR THE THREAT OR RISK OF VIOLENCE, NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY, BREACH OF THE PEACE OR BREAKDOWN OF PUBLIC ORDER; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SAID AREA IN THE PURPOSES AND METHODS AND USE OF MEDIATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF SUCH DISPUTES AND CONFLICTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF WEST KENT

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