FAVERSHAM UMBRELLA

Registered charity 1180736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Faversham Umbrella is a community organisation that supports and enhances the mental health and emotional wellbeing of all vulnerable people of Faversham and surrounding villages. We aim to provide facilities for all in need but in particular vulnerable people, in a safe and non judgemental environment, for recreation, education, companionship, friendship and support.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,621 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £125,773 against total expenditure of £113,152. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £79,775, which is below the stated policy target of 9 to 12 months of reserves, while restricted funds decreased to £356,504.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9-12 months (held: £80k)

“A period of 9 months reserves has been agreed with a preference for 12 months as the Charity grows.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Louise Ellen Gransdenchair
Hilary Janet Adams · trustee of 8 other charities
James Matthews
Margaret Mary Chippendale

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£126k	£113k
31/03/2024	£152k	£144k
31/03/2023	£74k	£83k
31/03/2022	£40k	£44k
31/03/2021	£54k	£38k

Common questions

Is FAVERSHAM UMBRELLA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,621 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £125,773 against total expenditure of £113,152. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £79,775, which is below the stated policy target of 9 to 12 months of reserves, while restricted funds decreased to £356,504. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAVERSHAM UMBRELLA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAVERSHAM UMBRELLA as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	Unrestricted

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/11/2021	£55k	Faversham Umbrella Community Support
UK government	03/08/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2006	£222k	Arden Next-Step Workshop for young adults