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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FOLKESTONE NEPALESE COMMUNITY (FNC)

We work for the benefit of the Nepalese / Gurkha veterans and their families residing in Folkestone, Kent and the surrounding area by promoting education, good health, social welfare and Nepalese history & culture to tackle the poverty, sickness and distress.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/24£166£136£30n/a
31/03/23£70£42£28n/a
31/03/22£53£23£30n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.fncuk.org

communitycentre@fncuk.org

01303 398055

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Nepal,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC)
£10,000 15/03/2023
towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support for the Nepalese community in Folkestone, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Folkestone Nepalese Community Centre Manager
£10,000 17/02/2023
The funding will be used to support elderly members of the Nepalese community through activity sessions and information services. This project aims to build community relationships reduce isolation and support integration.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • BIKRAM RAI Appointed: 2024
  • CHANDRA BAHADUR GURUNG Appointed: 2024
  • JHAPINDRA BAHADUR THAPA Appointed: 2024
  • NABIN KUMAR SIWA Appointed: 2024
  • RAJEN LIMBU Appointed: 2024
  • RAM BAHADUR PUN (Chair) Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2021, number: 1193139
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

FolkestoneNepaleseCommunityCentre
Baker Road
FOLKESTONE
Kent
CT19 4NN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE FNC ARE:A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEPALESE AND GURKHA VETERANS RESIDING IN FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;(3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND(4) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF NEPALESE HISTORY AND CULTURE.C. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN NEPAL IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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