THE KENSINGTON SOCIETY

Charity number: 267778
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington for the public benefit by stimulating interest in its history and records, promoting good architecture and planning in its future development and by protecting, preserving and improving its buildings, open spaces and other features of beauty or historic or public interest.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £33,833
Total expenditure: £32,668

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kensington And Chelsea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 July 1974: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
AMANDA WHITAKER FRAME Chair 02 April 2003
None on record
JAMES FAIRRIE Trustee 11 July 2024
None on record
Shayan Keyhan-Rad Trustee 29 October 2023
None on record
BARRY MUNDAY Trustee 07 June 2021
EDWARDES SQUARE SCARSDALE AND ABINGDON ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
VANESSA BARTULOVIC Trustee 08 August 2020
None on record
Peter Arnold Mishcon Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
Thomas Blomberg Trustee 28 April 2015
None on record
Sophia Jane Lambert CB Trustee 28 April 2014
None on record
HENRY PETERSON OBE Trustee 04 May 2012
None on record
MICHAEL BECKET Trustee 04 May 2012
None on record
Martin Frame CA Trustee 23 May 2011
None on record
MICHAEL ERNEST BACH Trustee 20 May 1975
THE LONDON FORUM OF AMENITY AND CIVIC SOCIETIES
Received: On time
THE WESTMINSTER SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE CHELSEA SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £22.14k £20.43k £31.06k £53.86k £33.83k
Total expenditure £28.37k £23.94k £36.03k £60.41k £32.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 29 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

REVISED CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21ST MAY 1974 AS AMENDED 11 NOVEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE AMENITIES OF KENSINGTON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY STIMULATING INTEREST IN ITS HISTORY AND RECORDS, PROMOTING GOOD ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING IN ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND BY PROTECTING, PRESERVING AND IMPROVING ITS BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES AND OTHER FEATURES OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

KENSINGTON

Contact information

Address:
4 Astwood Mews
London
SW7 4DE
Phone:
07711519235
Email:
kensingtonsociety@outlook.com
Website:

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