Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE KENT FOUNDATION

The Foundation provides free business support and mentoring to Kent's young entrepreneurs. We recruit and train leaders from the business community to become volunteer mentors to support the next generation of business owners. The Foundation supports and showcases innovative young people to help them create and grow enterprises that positively contribute to the economic well being of the County.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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		£75	£91	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£75	£82	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	87
31/03/21		£54	£78	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	118
31/03/20		£56	£79	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	106
31/03/19		£74	£66	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	119
31/03/18		£85	£75	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£106	£116	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£99	£117	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£75	£97	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£142	£179	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£121	£180	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£100	£180	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£135	£188	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£119	£176	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£118	£132	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£57	£33	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£63	£75	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£171	£68	£103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£74	£61	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£51	£29	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 39 years

www.kentfoundation.org

hello@kentfoundation.org

03000 421163

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Foundation
£20,000	07/12/2021 24	towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing support for young people to start and grow new enterprises in East Kent.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LESLEY ANN GAME Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE KENT FOUNDATION,

LINDA HAYES DE GARCIA Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE KENT FOUNDATION,

LIZ JENKINS Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE KENT FOUNDATION,

MICHAEL DAVID PAY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE KENT FOUNDATION,

STEPHEN WISE (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE KENT FOUNDATION,

GARY COOKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: County Councillor, Other trusteeships: FUSION MAIDSTONE, VINTERS VALLEY PARK TRUST CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/1985, number: 291559

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
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

20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 19 days late, AR04: 41 days late,

Main office

The Kent Foundation
Room B45 - Sessions House
County Road
MAIDSTONE
ME14 1XQ

Objectives

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN KENT BY THE PROVISION ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION INSTRUCTION OR TRAINING IN PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS INDUSTRIES AND/OR CRAFTS AND TRADE AND/OR THE SKILLS NEEDED IN EMPLOYMENT. (II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN KENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHILST THEIR EDUCATION IS BEING ADVANCE AS AFORESAID OR WHILS THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING NEW BUSINESS OR PREPARING FOR ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION TRADE OR CRAFT OR SERVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

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