CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION
The charity operates only within the County of Kent and Medway
Objects
TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN SUCH PROPORTION AND MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted free reserves were £248,729, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of around £150,000. The charity reported a net income of £36,588 for the year, funded primarily by gifts from the founder and rental income, while charitable activities cost £85,468.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Risk 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
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MRS HURTONchair
- ANTHONY RUPERT HURTON
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN HURTON
- James Michael McCarter
- MRS P KEMP
- NICOLA JANE HURTON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £155k | £114k |
| 31/03/2024 | £310k | £111k |
| 31/03/2023 | £99k | £106k |
| 31/03/2022 | £88k | £112k |
| 31/03/2021 | £98k | £90k |
Common questions
Is CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted free reserves were £248,729, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of around £150,000. The charity reported a net income of £36,588 for the year, funded primarily by gifts from the founder and rental income, while charitable activities cost £85,468. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE BROOK TRUST | 1 | £368k |
| THE PARGITER TRUST | 1 | £270k |
| FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £259k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £225k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £184k |
| THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £133k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £110k |
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- KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
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- Q1 FOUNDATION
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION | £155k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CORDATIUS TRUST | £87k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £4.5m | — | 2 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | £442k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Cement Fields | £686k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Q1 FOUNDATION | £17k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |