BUCKLAND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 294179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUCKLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Buckland ward, in Dover, and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, political, religious, or other opinions by working with partners and the inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation to improve the quality of life of said inhabitants.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKLAND ESTATE (THE NEIGHBOURHOOD) WITH DISTINCTION OF SEX RACE POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BY FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND BRINGING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: BUCKLAND ESTATE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,087.67 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in negative net assets of £567.30. The filing notes that the board faces significant governance challenges, with three-quarters of trustees having conflicts of interest that prevent decisions on centre hiring. Additionally, the independent examiner confirmed the accounts represent a true financial position, but the organization is operating with a deficit and reduced cash reserves.

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 3 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carol Packerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALLISON BURTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Amanda Elizabeth Insole · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bethany Saunders · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN ANDREW LAMOON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michele Willsher
• Rebekah Lauren Georgia Dawes
• Sandra Maria Inglis · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

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Government & lottery funding

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