KENT EQUALITY COHESION COUNCIL

Registered charity 1141483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENT ECC

The elimination of discrimination and promotion of good relations & strengthening of community cohesion within Kent, via the organisation and delivery of community based arts activities, casework, public education and partnership working with organisations from the statutory and voluntary sector.

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Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £16,329 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £187,967 to £171,638. The accounts state that these unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover expenditure for the next year, aligning with the trustees' policy to maintain reserves for at least six months of current expenditure. The charity is dependent on voluntary donations and grant funding, with income decreasing significantly from the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of current expenditure (held: £172k)
The aim is to maintain reserves at a level to ensure that there should not be a reduction in income that the service could continue for at least six months at current rates of expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: G Sandher serves as director/member of Cohesion Plus Kent, a related party. The document lists Cohesion Plus Kent as a funding source but does not explicitly state the amount of the transaction in the notes.
Related parties included Cohesion Plus Kent, a company limited by guarantee and where G Sandher served as a director and member of the company. — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Examiner noted missing documentation: 'no budgets in support of initial funding applications, nor any quarterly / annual / final reports to funders, nor listings of expenses vouchers submitted to funders to claim for specific reimbursement... have been provided to the examiner upon request'
no budgets in support of initial funding applications, nor any quarterly / annual / final reports to funders, nor listings of expenses vouchers submitted to funders to claim for specific reimbursement in respect of charitable activities, have been provided to the examiner upon request — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£84k£85k
31/03/2025£65k£82k
31/03/2024£127k£77k
31/03/2023£92k£86k
31/03/2022£118k£89k

Common questions

Is KENT EQUALITY COHESION COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £16,329 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £187,967 to £171,638. The accounts state that these unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover expenditure for the next year, aligning with the trustees' policy to maintain reserves for at least six months of current expenditure. The charity is dependent on voluntary donations and grant funding, with income decreasing significantly from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kKent Black History Month Celebrations 2020
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2013£7kPromoting Cohesion and Engagement
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/01/2010£37k"Coming To Gravesham"