KENT COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS

Registered charity 302907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Association to ensure there are adequate facilities for recreation in every city, town and village in Kent, and, to fulfil this object to encourage the provision, improvement, retention and use of playing fields, children's playgrounds and other recreational centres. To this end the Charity provides grants to Parish Councils and other sports organisations.

Objects

TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC IN EVERY CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE, PARTICULARLY PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER RECREATION CENTRES AND THE RETENTION OF EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF KENT

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by 1% to £276,482, resulting from a net expenditure of £3,456 against incoming resources of £26,377. The charity maintains a strong balance sheet with a significant cash balance of £50,377 and unrestricted funds, though the trustees note ongoing uncertainty regarding global economic conditions and a decline in membership subscriptions.

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PHILIP JOHN HARDINGchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Chris Dyer
• KHEE CHENG WONG
• Michael Wooldridge · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Newman
• RICHARD MAYLAM
• RICHARD YOUNG

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

Operates in: Kent

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