Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

ACADEMY FM THANET

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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.academyfmthanet.com

debbie.day@academyfmthanet.com

01843572538

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£47	£48	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/22	*	£38	£52	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£44	£36	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20		£55	£49	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£45	£57	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£50	£55	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£42	£53	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£91	£53	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£69	£65	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£56	£69	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£71	£81	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£69	£75	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£76	£93	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
36 volunteers

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

Henry Smith Charity	£12,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£8,000
DCMS	£5,112

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - VSCSE Loneliness Fund
£5,112	04/02/2021	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£8,000	14/02/2020	The Voice in the Community
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Academy FM Thanet
£12,000	10/12/2019 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing a community radio station and media training for disadvantaged people in Thanet, Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Academy FM Thanet
£8,000	08/06/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a community radio and media training project in a deprived area of Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-73

CHRISTOPHER JOHN WEST Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Events

DAVID NIGEL REEVE FOLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE,

GARRY COSTAIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Md Of Caremark Thanet, Dover, Canterbury

JAMES LAWSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trainer Construction

VICTOR TODD (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2010, number: 1137249
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2009, number: 06854360

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR22: 31 days late, AR14: 13 days late, AR13: 5 days late,

Main office

The Royal Harbour Academy
Marlowe Way
RAMSGATE
Kent
CT12 6FA

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF THE MARLOWE ACADEMY (AND SUCH OTHEREDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME) AND THEINHABITANTS OF THE ISLE OF THANET IN RADIO COMMUNICATION, PRODUCTION ANDBROADCASTING 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:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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