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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE RAMSGATE SOCIETY

The purpose of the Society is to protect and improve the quality of life of the citizens of Ramsgate, having particular regard to the quality of the built and natural environment, its civic and open spaces, the history and heritage of the town, and the encouragement of civic pride and active citizenship.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£18£23£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£16£29£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£73£27£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£19£10£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£22£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£12£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£38£38£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£27£34£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£40£28£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£28£128£-101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£422£422£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£98£96£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.ramsgate-society.org.uk

secretary@ramsgate-society.org.uk

07971191237

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
DCMS - The Clock House, Ramsgate
£17,109 01/03/2021
High level repairs to masonry, cornices, roof and rainwater goods.
DCMS - The Clock House, Ramsgate
£3,982 01/03/2021
High level repairs to masonry, cornices, roof and rainwater goods.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Ramsgate Society
£9,100 19/02/2019
Van Gogh Summer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GRAHAM FRANK WOOLNOUGH Appointed: 2019
  • JOHN VINCENT WALKER (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • MICHAEL ASHLEY Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL DOUGLAS SHEARER Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD STEPHEN OADES Appointed: 2016
  • TERRY PRUE Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2010, number: 1138809
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
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ramsgate Town Council
Custom House
Harbour Parade
RAMSGATE
Kent
CT11 8LP

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN RAMSGATE.TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN, AND CARE FOR, THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE TOWN AND ITS SURROUNDINGSTO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTERESTTO PURSUE THESE ENDS BY MEANS OF MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICITY, AND PROMOTION OF SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE

Defined Area of Benefit:

RAMSGATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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