OAKWOOD PARK COMMUNITY GROUP
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MAIDSTONE&SURROUNDING AREA TO PROVIDE/ ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION &OTHER LEISURE OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF OAKWOOD PARK BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE &IMPROVEMENT OF OAKWOOD PARK AREA.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MAIDSTONE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF OAKWOOD PARK.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Risk management
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 04/12/2023, 34 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 30/11/2022, 30 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- BRIAN FLINDERSchair
- COUNCILLOR PAUL HARPER
- LUCY LYNCH
- MALCOLM PEET
- PATRICIA WHITBY
- Ronald S Tresidder
- STEVE LYNCH
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £7k | £5k |
| 31/12/2024 | £6k | £4k |
| 31/12/2023 | £10k | £5k |
| 31/12/2022 | £3k | £3k |
| 31/12/2021 | £17k | £10k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2023 | £6k | Coronation - Picnic in the Park |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/12/2020 | £8k | Oakwood Park Community Group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2018 | £8k | Oakwood Park - Community Access |