SHEPPEY MATTERS

Registered charity 1102847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a wide range of health, education, arts and community development activities at Sheppey Healthy Living Centre and other venues on the Isle of Sheppey. We operate projects; Sheppey Wheels (a community transport scheme), Sheppey Rural Youth; Community Chef, Sheppey FM, Arts and Media and Sheppey Lifestyle

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small deficit of £150 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves of £390,463. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £67,058, which is below the stated policy target of £85,000, a shortfall attributed to lost room hire income during a centre refurbishment. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT — “Funders: Thank You All THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT” (source page)

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.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 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 (79% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL J BROWNchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• CHRISTINE ANNE WHITE
• Evan Francis
• Gareth Dyson
• Kenneth Pugh · trustee of 3 other charities
• PAUL MURRAY · trustee of 6 other charities
• Seshnie Naidoo
• Teresa Ellen Boag

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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