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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WHITSTABLE CASTLE TRUST 

To provide community facilities for Whitstable residents and visitors. To preserve and maintain the heritage building and gardens.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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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£767£772£-5£0£65£6512525
31/03/22£797£718£79£0£70£701.22025
31/03/21£408£392£16n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£641£659£-18£0£-25£-25-0.52520
31/03/19£595£579£17£368£-8£-8-0.22420
31/03/18£580£564£16£357£-25£-25-0.5300
31/03/17£564£538£27£332£-31£-31-0.7300
31/03/16*£499£502£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£486£544£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£550£537£13£300£3£30.1420
31/03/13£468£538£-70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£415£406£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£223£213£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£100£48£52£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 73%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.whitstablecastle.co.uk

enquiries@whitstablecastle.co.uk

01227281726

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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
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?
  • 25 employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-78
  • ROGER SEIJO (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2008, number: 1126553
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/01/2008, number: 06488972
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

Whitstable Castle
Tower Hill
WHITSTABLE
Kent
CT5 2BW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF WHITSTABLE CASTLE AND ITS GROUNDS (THE CASTLE) AS A BUILDING OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUE OF THE CASTLE AND IN ITS RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITSTABLE AND VISITORS TO WHITSTABLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

INHABITANTS OF WHITSTABLE AND VISITORS TO WHITSTABLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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