Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Accounts overdue -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY 

The principal aim of the Charity is to ensure the maintenance of specific parks and recreation grounds so that the residents of Folkestone and Sandgate can use them for leisure pursuits and to enjoy the benefits of open spaces in an urban area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22£923£833£90£0£4,828£1,91527.600
31/03/21*£740£771£-31£0£4,595£1,6722600
31/03/20£715£737£-22£0£4,839£1,88530.710
31/03/19£754£732£22£0£4,273£1,24420.410
31/03/18£661£643£18£0£4,241£1,21422.710
31/03/17*£931£690£241£0£3,830£1,06218.500
31/03/16*£540£599£-59£0£3,830£1,06221.300
31/03/15£619£663£-44£11£3,772£94517.110
31/03/14£594£638£-44£2£3,677£80615.210
31/03/13£646£690£-44£2£3,723£8061410
31/03/12£834£706£128£1£3,767£80613.710
31/03/11*£719£650£69£3£3,619£78814.500
31/03/10£733£690£43£2£3,413£64911.300
31/03/09£651£651£0£2£869£62111.400
31/03/08£667£667£0£8£869£62111.200
31/03/07£709£702£7£1£869£62110.600
31/03/06£79£703£-624£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£93£559£-466£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£105£604£-498£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: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 40%
Reserves/Spending: 27.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 32 years

susan.priest@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

01303 853203

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
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 (1)

  • FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/11/1991, number: 1006288
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 87 days late, AR17: 156 days late, AR16: 11 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 46 days late,
Main office

Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
FOLKESTONE
CT20 2QY

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF PARKS, PLEASURE GROUNDS OR RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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