Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

HOLCOT CHARITABLE TRUST 

1. Support the use of 'Holcot' as a 'not for profit' group holiday/training venue to benefit disabled and/or disadvantaged children and young people. To equip, maintain and improve premises incl house, garden, games hall and multi-purpose ballcourt. 2. To run various Community Projects to improve the lives of local (Edenbridge) disabled/otherwise disadvantaged children and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 22 years

www.holcotcharitabletrust.co.uk

admin@holcotcharitabletrust.co.uk

01732863330

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
05/04/23£76£61£15n/an/an/an/an/a25
05/04/22£100£92£8n/an/an/an/an/a25
05/04/21£100£90£10n/an/an/an/an/a10
05/04/20£71£71£0n/an/an/an/an/a18
05/04/19£33£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a22
05/04/18£28£35£-7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£42£36£6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16?£4£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£23£25£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£26£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£19£16£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£21£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£26£23£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£18£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/08£14£23£-9£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/07£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/06£34£24£10£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/05£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/04£16£23£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£30,160
Henry Smith Charity£6,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe Play
£5,500 30/08/2022
The funding will be used to replace the fencing at the facility which provides residential camps to vulnerable children. The project aims to create a safe and secure space for children to play freely ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Fun and Games
£7,500 17/09/2021
This project will support groups of disabled/disadvantaged children and their carers/group leaders from a variety of voluntary organisations/charities including special needs young adults residing in ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£6,000 09/06/2021
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing community outreach for disadvantaged children and their families in Edenbridge, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring and Sharing
£8,560 05/03/2021
2
The funding will be used to install double glazing and new curtains. The project aims to modernise a venue which is well used by the community including families on low incomes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 30/04/2019
Building a Better Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing Children Together
£8,600 18/04/2019
12
The project will use funding to refurbish the windows and curtains of this community residential facility for disabled /disadvantaged children and their careers.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£5,000 12/09/2018
24
towards two years' running costs of a group holiday centre and community outreach programme in Kent for disadvantaged children and their families
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£1,000 07/09/2017
towards the refurbishment of a centre providing holidays for disabled and disadvantaged children in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Relationships and Attaining Self Esteem
£5,148 17/05/2017
12
This project will purchase furniture, white goods and garden equipment to be used in a local hostel facility to benefit families and children impacted by domestic abuse, poverty and mental health ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£3,000 09/06/2016
12
towards the refurbishment of play and recreation facilities for disabled and disadvantaged young people in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£1,000 11/06/2015
towards one year's running costs of a project providing days out for disadvantaged families from Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of Holcot
£2,000 12/06/2014
towards building renovation costs for a group holiday centre in Kent for disadvantaged young people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2002, number: 1092332
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Holcot
3-4 Spile Bank
Hilders Lane
EDENBRIDGE
Kent

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) 1. TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER PART-TIME OCCUPATION AT HOLCOT, HILDERS LANE, EDENBRIDGE, KENT FOR PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 2. TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOCAL (EDENBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING PARISHES) DISABLED AND/OR OTHERWISE GENERALLY DISADVANTAGED (BY WAY OF POVERTY OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES), CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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