Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE DOVER SOCIETY

The Charity covers Dover and surrounding parishes or wards and organises interesting talks tours and visits, about ten a year, for members and non members. The Society gives awards for improvements to the area, monitors planning proposals and supports, joins in or initiates civic projects and art events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23	*	£6	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£5	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£5	£8	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£13	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£22	£28	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£15	£10	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£56	£61	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£50	£104	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£127	£80	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£35	£26	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£11	£10	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£8	£9	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£10	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£10	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£13	£11	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£12	£12	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£14	£10	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£11	£10	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 36 years

http://thedoversociety.co.uk

william@thedoversociety.co.uk

01304202059

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Our Finest Dour 18/19
£10,000	01/04/2018	Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - Kearsney Abbey River Restoration 18/19
£60,904	01/04/2018	Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment ....more Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Dover Society
£59,000	22/09/2015	Dover Bluebird Heritage Trail

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

LESLEY EASTON Appointed: 2022

ALAN LEE

ALAN SENCICLE

CAPT MICHAEL HERBERT WESTON

DEREK LEACH OBE

DEBORAH GASKING Appointed: 2017

JEAN MARSH

JANE CHRISTINE JONES Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER ANNE OLPIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017

LESLEY ANN BURKE Appointed: 2022

LYNDA MARGARET SMITH Appointed: 2023

MARTYN CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER Appointed: 2021

PATRICK SHERRATT

CAROL DUFFIELD Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: VILLAGE HALL, ELVINGTON,

GRAHAM ROBERT MARGERY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: LIVING LIVELY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1988, number: 299954

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

71 CASTLE AVENUE
DOVER
CT16 1EZ

Objectives

The Society is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising part of Dover District Council particularly the areas covered by Dover Town Council, Guston Parish Council, Hougham Without Parish Council, Langdon Parish Council, Lydden Parish Council, River Parish Council, St Margarets at Cliffe Parish Council, Temple Ewell Parish Council, Whitfield Parish Council, which area hereinafter will be referred to as the area of benefit. The Executive Committee may revise the aforesaid list of named Parish Councils within Dover District Council area and comprising the area of benefit subject to confirmation by a simple majority vote of the subsequent Annual General Meeting(i) To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting the area of benefit. (ii) To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of the area of benefit. (iii) To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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