Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THANET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

The company's activities are the promotion and advancement for the public benefit of urban and rural regeneration in the Isle of Thanet by the releif of poverty and unemployment and the advancement of education and training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

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

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£219£219£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£314£313£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£212£211£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£294£294£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£269£268£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£211£211£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£281£281£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£249£249£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£154£154£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£24£30£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£12£32£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£146£13£133£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£0£60£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£13£33£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£519£146£373£6£420£171.400
31/03/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.tcdt.org.uk

admin@tcdt.org.uk

01843855155

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£47,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£9,800
Co-Operative Group£5,522
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust (TCDT)
£9,800 29/08/2023
Refurbishment of the multipurpose training room for a charity which works with older people in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Inclusion Project
£10,000 23/06/2023
The funding will be used to deliver activities in response to the cost of living crisis including a cookery club to teach cooking and budgeting and a craft club to provide creative activities. The ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust
£2,040 22/10/2022
We want to help people learn how to cook healthy food on a budget. We believe this would go some way to tackling food poverty, obesity and unhealthy eating, and wellbeing improvement.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Job Club
£10,000 21/01/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver the Social Job Club project which supports people in the Thanet area. The project aims to provide activities that help people find work in a social ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 26/11/2021
Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust
£2,000 07/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends in Thanet; a social inclusion project.
£10,000 18/12/2020
12
The funding will be used to help the community centre deliver sessions and workshops to help combat the increased loneliness and isolation which has come about due to Covid-19 restrictions. The aim ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust
£45,000 31/07/2020
24
over two years towards core running costs to help increase capacity and community support for disadvantaged people across Thanet, with a contribution towards the safe re-opening of services following ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust
£3,481 15/11/2019
We want to run a ""History Club"" encouraging people to go out and beat social isolation and loneliness.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/05/2019
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - History Club, bringing people together
£10,000 14/03/2019
12
This organisation will use the funding to continue running their history club and volunteer led Ramsgate Military & Heritage Trail. The project aims to engage people with a shared interest to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£100,000 05/10/2018
Hereson Family & Community Centre Upgrade
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 12/03/2018
Core Costs Application
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Connected
£9,450 08/11/2017
12
The project will provide a social inclusion programme to bring people together to learn new skills and reduce social isolation.
Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
£19,987 01/04/2017
Community Integration and Local Service Delivery
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Thanet Community Development Trust (TCDT)
£4,900 23/11/2016
Laptops for a charity in Ramsgate
National Lottery Community Fund - Nourish-The Quirky Community Eatery Improving Wellbeing and Community Activ
£10,000 16/06/2011
12
This is a project by a registered charity and company limited by guarantee in Thanet. The group will use the funding to refurbish and renovate a community cafe which has been closed for some time. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 79-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2002, number: 1094701
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2002, number: 04385681
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR14: 36 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 244 days late,
Main office

Hereson Family Centre
Lillian Road
Ramsgate
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 7DT

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN THE ISLE OF THANET BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:-(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(D) THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTING IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:-I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, ORII)TO EXISTING BUSINESS(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(F) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(G) THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;(H) THE PROVISIONS AND MAINTENANCE OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(I) THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(J) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;(K) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME, AND(L) SUCH OTHER MEANS AND MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THANET, KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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