Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE MARGATE CAVES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

Activities in the year working towards the Charity's aim of developing the Margate Caves Site as a learning and community facility, contributing to the regeneration of one of the most deprived areas in England. Activities included consultations held with local people throughout the development of our project to ensure that we are meeting local needs and the community is engaged with the project.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
28/02/23		£188	£247	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/22		£174	£221	£-47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/21		£222	£184	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/20		£751	£195	£555	£12	£1,278	£166	10.2	6	42
28/02/19		£847	£147	£700	£147	£723	£78	6.4	0	52
28/02/18		£89	£68	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/17		£83	£82	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/16		£9	£12	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/15	*	£46	£42	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.margatecaves.co.uk

info@margatecaves.co.uk

01843838035

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Margate Caves Community Education Trust
£83,800	13/05/2022	Thanet's Heritage Sector Volunteer Programme
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Margate Caves Community Education Trust
£8,800	11/08/2020	COVID19 The Margate Caves Community Education Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	23/05/2018	The Margate Caves Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering and Community Development
£9,850	15/11/2017 12	This project will recruit and train community volunteers to engage people who are not yet engaged in the local community through activities and workshops which bring people together.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Margate Caves Community Centre
£422,130	19/10/2016 24	As one of the most deprived areas in the South East of England, the new community centre in Cliftonville, Margate will improve the quality of life for the whole local community, promoting the ....more As one of the most deprived areas in the South East of England, the new community centre in Cliftonville, Margate will improve the quality of life for the whole local community, promoting the principles of personal development, wellbeing, community engagement and social inclusion. The organisation has excellent community links; a wide range of organisations and community groups have expressed interest in using the facility for meetings, youth activities, exhibitions, learning, keep fit and an over 60s club.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Margate Caves Community Education Trust
£1,171,900	16/03/2016	Margate Caves Project
National Lottery Community Fund - The Margate Caves Community Centre
£26,000	07/10/2015 12	This grant will be used to develop plans for a new community centre to be built at Margate Caves which is a former tourist attraction that is being brought back into use. Once up and running the ....more This grant will be used to develop plans for a new community centre to be built at Margate Caves which is a former tourist attraction that is being brought back into use. Once up and running the community centre will be used by many local groups who currently donâ€™t have suitable facilities to hold their activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW CANNON MAAT, FCCA Appointed: 2017

ADRIAN COURTNEY SMITH Appointed: 2018

SARAH VICKERY (Chair) Appointed: 2013

VALERIE ANNE KIRSCHNER Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2014, number: 1155904

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
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

9 returns made; AR15: 27 days late,

Main office

The Margate Caves
1 Northdown Road
Margate
Kent
CT9 1FG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT AND MEANING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE MARGATE CAVES AND THE ISLE OF THANET AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND EDUCATION THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TACKLING DISADVANTAGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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