THE OLD ROFFENSIAN SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1069762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD ROFFENSIAN SOCIETY LIMITED

Promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Medway and as a members charity to promote and organise the bringing together of both current and former pupils and staff of the King's School Rochester and residents in need within the area of benefit.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE DISTRICT OF MEDWAY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID OBJECT TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER CURRENT AND PAST PUPILS AND STAFF OF THE KING'S SCHOOL ROCHESTER (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SCHOOL) AND RESIDENTS IN NEED WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: DISTRICT OF MEDWAY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £410,167 as of 31 December 2024, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity's performance continues to be satisfactory and that remaining reserves are sufficient to meet operating needs. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID ANDREW GEOFFREY RATCLIFFE · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID-JOHN B CATLETT
• KATHRYN VICTORIA SHIRLEY
• MARK GRAHAM SNOSWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• THOMAS DAVID GURNEY
• ZABRINA WILTON

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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