Finance Score: -19
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -30 ?

KENT COUNTY PROFICIENCY TEST COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 

We operate within the area of agriculture, horticulture and related activities and offer bursaries towards the cost of qualifications.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 47 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/17£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£3£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£64£68£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/1977, number: 273028
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

HILL VIEW
CANTERBURY ROAD
BOUGHTON ALUPH
ASHFORD
TN25 4ES

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND PROVISION OF: (A) PROFICIENCY TESTS IN PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND OTHER INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND SUCH GEOGRAPHICAL AREA BY MEANS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL PROFICIENCY TESTS COUNCIL. (B) VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICES TOWARDS NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND OTHER INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND SUCH GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED NORMALLY LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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