HILLTOP COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CANTERBURY)

Registered charity 1096781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILLTOP COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

For the benefit of the inhabitants of Hilltop Community without distinction of sex, race or political, religious or other opinions. By associating together the inhabitants & local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education. To provide facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions for the inhabitants.

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFITS OF PERSONS IN THANINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION OR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: THANINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly to £35,648.34 at the end of 2025, following a significant capital expenditure on building works. The charity reports no borrowing, no creditors, and an independent examiner's report noting that the accounts have not yet been completed by the appointed firm.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN RICHARDSONchair
• Andrea Williams
• Colin Sherwood
• David Smith
• Kim Curtis
• MR DAVE SACKETT
• Paul Curtis
• Tracey Diane Smith

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).