ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY HUB

Registered charity 1093388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMNEY MARSH DAY CENTRE (AGE CONCERN) LIMITED

Day Centre for people over 50 in Romney MarshProviding health and well-being services including chiropody clinics; hearing clinics; rehabilitation support; NHS clinics fitness classes; catering and community meals; home support; information and advice; transport; activities and events; operate dementia cafes across Romney Marsh; provide Cancer counselling; integrate with NHS GP Surgery

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE SHEPWAY DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA OF ROMNEY MARSH (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT").

Area of benefit: KENT - SHEPWAY

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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Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £118,977 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £961,963 to £842,986. Free/unrestricted reserves fell significantly to £32,578, which is well below the stated policy target of approximately £145,000. Despite this reduction, the trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 01/04/2026, 60 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 10/02/2022, 10 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Romney Marsh Community Hub (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Kent County Council — “Kent County Council.” (source page)
• Folkestone and Hythe District Council — “Folkestone and Hythe District Council.” (source page)
• New Romney Town Council — “New Romney Town Council.” (source page)
• Dymchurch Parish Council — “Dymchurch Parish Council.” (source page)
• St Mary in the Marsh Parish Council — “St Mary in the Marsh Parish Council.” (source page)
• Salvation Army Hythe — “Salvation Army Hythe.” (source page)
• Age UK Hythe and Lyminge — “Age UK Hythe and Lyminge.” (source page)
• Kent Community Safety Team — “Kent Community Safety Team.” (source page)
• Social Enterprise Kent (SEK) — “Social Enterprise Kent (SEK).” (source page)
• Kent Community Foundation — “Kent Community Foundation.” (source page)
• Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Community Fund — “Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Community Fund.” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kim Gowingchair
• Amanda Clayson
• Constance Metcalfe
• Judy Oliver
• Marion Howard-Healy
• Peter Charles Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roger Arthur Joynes

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DEMENTIA CARE HUB.

• THE DEMENTIA CARE HUB income £211k
• BEEHIVE CARE GROUP income £1.8m
• PRAMACARE income £3.6m
• WYMONDHAM DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP income £33k
• AGE CONCERN NORTH NORFOLK income £217k
• THE COMMUNITY HUB income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.