NORTHGATE WARD DEVELOPMENT GROUP (CANTERBURY)

Registered charity 1079523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHGATE WARD DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Various Community Services and Leisure Activities for local residents in order to improve well being

Objects

WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, COLOUR, DISABILITY, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, BY ASSOCIATING THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE SOLE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND CONDITIONS OF THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: NORTHGATE WARD AREA OF THE CITY OF CANTERBURY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £34,317 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £389,957 to £355,640. The trustees report that while the centre supports itself to an extent through fundraising and trading, outside funding remains vital for covering costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the organisation continues to operate as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARTIN GOARDchair
• Anthony Newington
• Cllr. Jean Butcher · trustee of 1 other charity
• Diane Baldock
• Sally Pickersgill

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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