THE DOVER SOCIETY

Charity Number: 299954
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity covers Dover and surrounding parishes or wards and organises interesting talks tours and visits, about ten a year, for members and non members. The Society gives awards for improvements to the area, monitors planning proposals and supports, joins in or initiates civic projects and art events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £11,226
Total expenditure: £12,010

People

16 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 August 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • DSOC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jennifer Anne Olpin Chair 24 April 2017
None on record
Paul Wells Trustee 17 April 2024
None on record
Lynda Margaret Smith Trustee 17 April 2023
None on record
Carol Duffield Trustee 17 April 2023
None on record
Jane Christine Jones Trustee 25 April 2022
None on record
LESLEY ANN BURKE Trustee 25 April 2022
None on record
Lesley Easton Trustee 25 April 2022
None on record
Martyn Christopher Webster Trustee 30 April 2021
None on record
Graham Robert Margery Trustee 15 April 2019
LIVING LIVELY
Received: On time
Deborah Gasking Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
PATRICK SHERRATT Trustee
None on record
CAPT MICHAEL HERBERT WESTON Trustee
None on record
DEREK LEACH OBE Trustee
None on record
ALAN SENCICLE Trustee
None on record
JEAN MARSH Trustee
None on record
ALAN LEE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £12.88k £5.37k £5.11k £6.46k £11.23k
Total expenditure £13.18k £8.18k £3.94k £6.59k £12.01k
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 March 2024 09 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 February 2024 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH APRIL 1988 AS AMENDED 26 APRIL 1993 as amended on 13 Nov 2006 as amended on 17 Jan 2022 as amended on 13 Nov 2006 as amended on 25 Apr 2022 as amended on 16 Nov 2006 as amended on 19 Apr 2010

Charitable objects

The Society is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising part of Dover District Council particularly the areas covered by Dover Town Council, Guston Parish Council, Hougham Without Parish Council, Langdon Parish Council, Lydden Parish Council, River Parish Council, St Margarets at Cliffe Parish Council, Temple Ewell Parish Council, Whitfield Parish Council, which area hereinafter will be referred to as the area of benefit. The Executive Committee may revise the aforesaid list of named Parish Councils within Dover District Council area and comprising the area of benefit subject to confirmation by a simple majority vote of the subsequent Annual General Meeting (i) To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting the area of benefit. (ii) To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of the area of benefit. (iii) To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

Area of benefit

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

SEE OBJECT

Contact information

Address:
71 CASTLE AVENUE
DOVER
CT16 1EZ
Phone:
01304202059
Email:
william@thedoversociety.co.uk
Website:

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