THE MARGATE CAVES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1155904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TMCCET

Activities in the year working towards the Charity's aim of developing the Margate Caves Site as a learning and community facility, contributing to the regeneration of one of the most deprived areas in England. Activities included consultations held with local people throughout the development of our project to ensure that we are meeting local needs and the community is engaged with the project.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT AND MEANING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE MARGATE CAVES AND THE ISLE OF THANET AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND EDUCATION THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN TACKLING DISADVANTAGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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

Causes: 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 the charity reported a net deficit of £73,942 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,051,781. The trustees' report confirms that the charity's reserves policy aim of holding one year’s operating costs plus redundancy provisions has been achieved. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Vickerychair
• ANDREW CANNON MAAT, FCCA
• Kirsty Rose McChesney
• VALERIE ANNE KIRSCHNER

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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