THE NORTH DOWNS SOCIETY

Registered charity 263589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The North Downs Society is a public amenity society with the following objects: a) to conserve natural features and ecology, b) to encourage the preservation of buildings of historic interest and a high standard of design in all new developments and planning proposals, c) to stimulate public interest in the history, character, beauty and wild-life of the countryside, d) to further general amenity.

Objects

A) TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL FEATURES AND ECOLOGY. B) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND A HIGH STANDARD OF DESIGN IN ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PLANNING PROPOSALS. C) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE HISTORY CHARACTER BEAUTY AND WILD-LIFE OF THE TOWNS, VILLAGES, RIVERS, MARCHES, DOWNLAND AND COUNTRYSIDE. D) TO FURTHER GENERAL AMENITY. E) TO PURSUE THESE ENDS (INTER ALIA) BY (I) MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND FILM SHOWS; (II) THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND NEWSHEETS; (III) EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS; (IV) THE SALE OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MATERIAL; (V) MAKING APPEALS, SOLICITING DONATIONS AND COLLECTING MONIES.

Area of benefit: DOWNLAND PARISH IN THE SITTINGBOURNE AREA

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Maidstone, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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Policies the charity declares

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• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management

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 30/06/2022 (received 21/05/2023, 21 days after the 30/04/2023 due date); year ending 30/06/2021 (received 31/05/2022, 31 days after the 30/04/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ALISON BLACK
• JOHN LEIGH-PEMBERTON · trustee of 6 other charities
• Prof John Nightingale · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending