FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY

Registered charity 211528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY

To provide financial help to the poor and needy residents living in the borough of Folkestone.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£157k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (86,291) for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily driven by a significant capital reduction in investments. Total funds carried forward decreased to 4,485,693 from 4,571,984 the previous year. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Ms M Hunter received £300 remuneration.

“Mrs M Hunter is paid a f300 honoraria for being the welfare officer for the charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter West Westchair
CHARLES MEDLICOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
CLLR Belinda Walker Walker
CLLR Jackie Meade Meade
COUNCILLOR Roger West · trustee of 2 other charities
Cllr Adrian Lockwood Lockwood
Cllr Nicola Keen Keen
Eric Cook
Isobel Gibson Gibson
MOLLY HUNTER
ROSEMARY BRAID · trustee of 1 other charity
SARAH THORNE

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£157k	£243k
31/03/2025	£197k	£229k
31/03/2024	£135k	£160k
31/03/2023	£132k	£125k
31/03/2022	£124k	£106k

Common questions

Is FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (86,291) for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily driven by a significant capital reduction in investments. Total funds carried forward decreased to 4,485,693 from 4,571,984 the previous year. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY.

FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY income £1.3m
ASUM UK income £160k
WHITSTABLE NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES income £191k
FRIENDS OF FOLKESTONE ACADEMY LTD income £229k
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST income £112k
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASUM UK FY2024	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITSTABLE NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES FY2024	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF FOLKESTONE ACADEMY LTD FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.