FUSION MAIDSTONE
The provision of advice, information, activities and training based around healthy living.
Objects
To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Park Wood and the wider Maidstone area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financil hardship or social an economic cirumstances or for the public at large in the interests of health, social welfare and community support capacity and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £223,836, with unrestricted reserves at £171,102, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £65,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £74,068 for the year, though the trustees note an uncertain future due to decreasing funding opportunities.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 60
- Government income: £47,600 — contracts £38,800 (1), grants £8,800 (3); 14% of the £331,653 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £60,550 — contracts £60,550 (1); 24% of the £251,699 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 70
- Government income: £75,050 — contracts £75,050 (2); 42% of the £180,803 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04999497
Company officers (Companies House)
- ALLYMAN, Muhammud Shafiq on trustee list
- GARDHAM, Lee on trustee list
- PEARCE, Catherine on trustee list
- PEARCE, Richard William on trustee list
- MACPHERSON, Louise on trustee list
- HOLNESS, Angela on trustee list
- TABERER, Rowland not on trustee list
- COOKE, Gary on trustee list
- MAIDENS, Sue Amy
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/08/2024)
Trustees
- Angela Holness
- Catherine Pearce
- Gary Cooke
- Lee Gardham
- Louise MacPherson
- Muhammud Shafiq Allyman
- Richard William Pearce
- Tad Taberer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £332k | £258k |
| 31/03/2024 | £252k | £218k |
| 31/03/2023 | £181k | £180k |
| 31/03/2022 | £159k | £158k |
| 31/03/2021 | £140k | £141k |
Common questions
Is FUSION MAIDSTONE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £223,836, with unrestricted reserves at £171,102, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £65,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £74,068 for the year, though the trustees note an uncertain future due to decreasing funding opportunities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FUSION MAIDSTONE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FUSION MAIDSTONE as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £38k | |
| THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k | Unrestricted |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 26/08/2025 | £12k | The PACE Project - Parkwood Accessible Chair Exercise |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/02/2025 | £19k | Park Wood Community Table |
| Sport England | 21/06/2024 | £13k | Sit Down Work Out |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/02/2024 | £281k | Park Wood Connects |
| Sport England | 27/03/2023 | £4k | Chair Exercise |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/08/2018 | £10k | Resilient Families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/10/2016 | £8k | Family Friendly Fusion |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/02/2013 | £6k | Breaking Barriers to Learning |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- FUSION UK
- FUSION PLUS
- FUSION HEALTH AND WELL BEING
- UNITEDLIFE
- MAIDSTONE COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE
- FUSION21 FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUSION MAIDSTONE | £332k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUSION UK | £950k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FUSION PLUS | £140k | £39,500 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUSION HEALTH AND WELL BEING | £402k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| UNITEDLIFE | £297k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MAIDSTONE COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE | £386k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |