FOLKESTONE NEPALESE COMMUNITY (FNC)

Registered charity 1193139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work for the benefit of the Nepalese / Gurkha veterans and their families residing in Folkestone, Kent and the surrounding area by promoting education, good health, social welfare and Nepalese history & culture to tackle the poverty, sickness and distress.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FNC ARE:A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEPALESE AND GURKHA VETERANS RESIDING IN FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;(3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND(4) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF NEPALESE HISTORY AND CULTURE.C. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN NEPAL IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £106,108, supported by unrestricted cash reserves of £95,348. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters requiring attention. The trustees maintain a designated reserve policy of £29,507 to cover approximately three to four months of essential operating costs.

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 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• RBL Cheriton & Morehall — “Our Funders & Supporters RBL Cheriton & Morehall Our Management Partner” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Suman Chandra Raichair
• Bikram Rai
• Ganesh Kumar Rai
• Jhapindra Bahadur Thapa
• Rajen Limbu

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

Operates in: Kent · Nepal

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GURKHA WELFARE TRUST.

• THE GURKHA WELFARE TRUST income £26.6m
• THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS EDUCATION AND WELFARE FUND income £479k
• FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY income £157k
• FRIENDS OF FOLKESTONE ACADEMY LTD income £229k
• GREATER RUSHMOOR NEPALI COMMUNITY income £116k
• COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL income £391k

Side by side with its peers

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