FORT AMHERST HERITAGE TRUST

Charity number: 1102399
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To maintain, restore and preserve Fort Amherst and Lower Lines Park. To make the Fort and Lower Lines Park available as a public amenity and education facility. To provide benefit to the socially disadvantaged through training, education and work experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £257,508
Total expenditure: £257,825

Total income includes £15,900 from 1 government contract(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

210 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Medway

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 2004: Standard registration
  • 21 August 2013: Funds received from 1096918 MEDWAY HISTORICAL ORDNANCE
  • 19 April 2023: Funds received from 1135955 LOWER LINES PARK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FORT AMHERST HERITAGE PARK AND CAVERNS FORT AMHERST (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William Joseph Fowler Chair 11 September 2018
None on record
Ryan James Browring Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Nicola Jane Moy Trustee 09 February 2021
None on record
Stuart Robert Bean Trustee 09 February 2021
None on record
Kyle Rogers Trustee 25 July 2019
None on record
DAVID MOORMAN Trustee 19 August 2013
None on record
EDMUND GULVIN Trustee
None on record
GLENN ROBINSON 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 £136.70k £73.72k £2.74m £213.87k £257.51k
Total expenditure £146.74k £87.92k £213.56k £241.80k £257.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £15.90k £15.90k £15.90k
Income from government grants N/A £45.86k £8.00k £3.20k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £2.69m N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £17.11k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £32.78k N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £150 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £188.57k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £24.99k 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 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 April 2024 83 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 April 2024 83 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 March 2023 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 March 2023 48 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/01/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 FEB 2021 as amended on 17 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

a) acquiring, restoring, maintaining, safeguarding and preserving the historical fortifications known as Fort Amherst and associated fortifications in the Borough of Medway in the County of Kent. b) To collect, care, conserve and display as appropriate, objects and documents relevant to the history of Fort Amherst, its associated fortifications and setting. c) Making the same available for research and for educational and recreational viewing and use by the public. d) Provide benefit to the socially disadvantaged through training, education and work experience associated with the objects above.

Area of benefit

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

MEDWAY, KENT

Contact information

Address:
Fort Amherst Heritage Trust
Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4UB
Phone:
01634847747
Email:
admin@fortamherst.com
Website:

www.fortamherst.com Open in new window