THE MILDRED TRUST

Registered charity 1097210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE VICAR OF TENTERDEN'S TRUST

The Mildred Trust : Creating equality of opportunity for people in rural communities in and around the Tenterden area, especially but not exclusively for people experiencing food insecurity.

Objects

1)The prevention or relief of poverty in Tenterden, St Michael's, Small Hythe and the surrounding areas by A) Providing: items and services to individuals in need to prevent or relieve poverty and B) To relieve the poverty of young people by the provision of grants to enable them to participate in healthy recreational activities that they could not otherwise afford.2)The advancement of education to assist in such ways as the charity trustees think fit in Tenterden, St Michaels, Small Hythe and the surrounding areas including advancing education of persons under the age of 25 years by developing their mental, physical and moral capabilities through leisure time activities.3) The advancement of community development and citizenship for people in Tenterden, St Michaels, Smallhythe and the surrounding areas. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF TENTERDEN, ST MICHAEL'S AND SMALLHYTHE.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Mildred Trust reported a surplus of £11,729 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward reaching £162,725. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £157,430, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of five months' operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Isworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lyndsey Armstrong · trustee of 1 other charity
• REVEREND CANON LINDSAY HAMMOND · trustee of 6 other charities
• ROY ANTHONY ISWORTH
• Sara Williamson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

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Government & lottery funding

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