Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

BENSTED'S CHARITY

GRANTS MADE TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF OLD, SICK AND INFIRM PERSONS, AND FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.APPLICANTS MUST LIVE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY THE TWENTY-FOUR PARISHES EAST OF TEYNHAM WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE BOROUGH OF SWALE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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

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
30/06/23		£38	£28	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22		£29	£75	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21		£23	£24	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20	*	£44	£31	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19		£36	£34	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18		£31	£41	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/17		£22	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/16		£29	£20	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/15		£28	£20	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/14		£36	£18	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/13		£17	£13	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/12		£21	£33	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/11		£24	£22	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/10		£28	£21	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/09		£30	£54	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/08		£38	£19	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/07		£31	£27	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/06	*	£29	£29	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05		£28	£22	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04		£25	£22	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 41 years

www.benstedscharity.org.uk

office@benstedscharity.org.uk

01795859704

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW BOWLES Appointed: 2005

CLLR BEN JONATHAN MARTIN Appointed: 2019

CLLR HANNAH AMANDA PERKIN Appointed: 2021

CLLR KIERAN JOSEPH MICHAEL GOLDING Appointed: 2023

CLLR RICHARD JAMES LEHMANN Appointed: 2021

EDWARD BRIAN BAYLIS THOMAS Appointed: 2022

MR MICHAEL COSGROVE Appointed: 2005

TIMOTHY RANDELL VALENTINE Appointed: 2021

ANDREW HAROLD OSBORNE Appointed: 1989, Other trusteeship: THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHARITY FAVERSHAM,

CLLR ANTONY JAMES HOOK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister

CLLR CLAIRE MARTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010, FAVERSHAM SWIMMING POOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LTD, MUNICIPAL CHARITIES OF FAVERSHAM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/1983, number: 287497

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 74 days late, AR06: 3 days late,

Main office

THE ALEXANDER CENTRE
15-17 PRESTON STREET
FAVERSHAM
KENT
ME13 8NZ

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT (THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA BEING HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SAID INHABITANTS); (2) THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AMONG THE SAID INHABITANTS; (3) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; (4) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (5) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT OF A NATURE SIMILAR TO ANY OF THOSE HEREINBEFORE SPECIFIED) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH PURPOSES SHALL EXTEND TO THOSE PURPOSES FOR WHICH PROVISION IS MADE OUT OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS, ONLY IF AND TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES FURTHER PROVISION (IN ADDITION TO THOSE MADE OUT OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS) CAN PROPERLY BE MADE FOR SUCH PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA OF THE FORMER FAVERSHAM UNION

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