FAVERSHAM CREEK TRUST

Registered charity 1146660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Faversham Creek Trust is an independent, non-political, not-for-profit community enterprise. Its overall aim is to restore Faversham Creek to become a valued resource for all the community through protecting the maritime heritage of the Creek, supporting boatbuilding and maritime trades and campaigning for full restoration of the navigability of the creek and a heritage harbour in the creek basin.

Objects

(1) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE FAVERSHAM CREEK AREA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(E) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:(F) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(G) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.(2) TO ADVANCE OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF FAVERSHAM CREEK MARITIME HISTORY, HERITAGE AND BOATBUILDING TRADITION THROUGH DELIVERING AN ONGOING PROGRAMME OF TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND STUDY EVENTS.(3) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Swale, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £59,875, while total reserves reached £224,182 following the return of £125,302 in campaign funds from Kent County Council. The charity reports an unrestricted surplus of £1,769 for the year and confirms it has no staff or pension liabilities. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate reserves to continue as a going concern.

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

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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Trustees · trustee networks

• Philippa Frances Dickensonchair
• Andrew John Holden
• David William Hadley
• Elizabeth Mary Tootell
• Matthew Charles Hatchwell
• Susannah Claire Gooch

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

Operates in: Kent

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• FAVERSHAM ASSISTANCE CENTRE income £89k
• THE FAVERSHAM SOCIETY income £1.2m
• RIVER THAME CONSERVATION TRUST income £600k
• FAVERSHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST income £75k
• NORFOLK RIVERS TRUST income £2.8m
• THE GRANTHAM CANAL SOCIETY income £79k

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