Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4

ACADEMY FM FOLKESTONE 

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF FOLKESTONE ACADEMY STUDENTS (& SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME) & INHABITANTS OF FOLKESTONE AREA IN COMMUNICATION, BROADCASTING & OTHER MEDIA SKILLS & TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CITIZENSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF FOLKESTONE & SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RADIO STATION.
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:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 14 years
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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
31/03/22£131£117£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£100£100£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£126£114£12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£119£117£2n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18*£112£121£-9£0£0£0n/a070
31/03/17*£167£141£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£167£141£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£131£120£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£104£101£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£80£92£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£62£79£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£133£58£75£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Folkestone Matters
£7,849 28/10/2021
The funding will be used to train community reporters for a local community radio station. The project aims to build relationships across the community by linking people together through local ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,286 31/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Understanding Mental Health
£7,604 11/04/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to train young people and adults to produce radio features about mental health. The project aims to raise awareness of poor mental health among you people to improve ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Academy FM Folkestone
£33,500 20/03/2019
Folkestone & Hythe during World War 2
Tudor Trust - Grant to Academy FM Folkestone
£30,000 11/05/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding towards core salaries at a community radio station in Folkestone
Tudor Trust - Grant to Academy FM Folkestone
£30,000 28/01/2016
24
over two years towards the core costs of an organisation which engages with the community through its community radio station and other community projects in Folkestone, Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2010, number: 1137248
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2009, number: 06854359
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 13 days late,
Main office

c/o The Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane
FOLKESTONE
Kent
CT19 5FP

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF THE FOLKESTONE ACADEMY (AND SUCH OTHEREDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME) AND THEINHABITANTS OF FOLKESTONE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION,PRODUCTION AND BROADCASTING AND OTHER MEDIA SKILLS; AND(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTS ON SUCH TOPICSTHAT FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, INCLUDING, BUT NOTLIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUCH OTHERPURPOSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE AND ANY NEW CHARITABLEPURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FOLKESTONE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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