WHITSTABLE CASTLE TRUST

Registered charity 1126553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide community facilities for Whitstable residents and visitors. To preserve and maintain the heritage building and gardens.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF WHITSTABLE CASTLE AND ITS GROUNDS ("THE CASTLE") AS A BUILDING OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUE OF THE CASTLE AND IN ITS RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITSTABLE AND VISITORS TO WHITSTABLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: INHABITANTS OF WHITSTABLE AND VISITORS TO WHITSTABLE AND THE 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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £133,984, which the trustees consider maintains the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £943 for the year, with total income of £712,338 against total expenditure of £711,396.

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
• Investing charity funds 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

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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

• CAROLYN JANINE PARRY
• Christine Humber
• David Frost
• Georgina Glover · trustee of 2 other charities
• John Dennis
• LINDA MAY ANNABLE
• Matthew Northover

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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