BIRCHINGTON HERITAGE TRUST

Charity number: 1099250
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's work includes the preservation of material of historical interest in the Birchington area, providing information evenings, guided walks, written guides on the history of the local area. It also provides the accommodation, maintenance and extension of the archive collection already held.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £4,825
Total expenditure: £6,575

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Volunteer management
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr David Alker Trustee 26 June 2025
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS BIRCHINGTON WITH ST MILDRED ACOL AND ST THOMAS MINNIS BAY
Received: On time
ROTARY CLUB OF WESTGATE AND BIRCHINGTON
Received: On time
Jacquie Prebble Trustee 26 June 2025
None on record
Rodney Giddins Trustee 05 July 2022
None on record
COLIN WILLIAM BRIDGE Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
MICHAEL ERNEST KITE Trustee 15 January 2015
THANET MALE VOICE CHOIR
Received: On time
Dr Robert Dale Hinge Trustee 31 May 2005
None on record
GILLIAN ELIZABETH LODGE Trustee
None on record
NEVILLE HUDSON Trustee
BIRCHINGTON VILLAGE CENTRE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
BIRCHINGTON MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £2.56k £4.63k £4.46k £6.12k £4.83k
Total expenditure £972 £5.10k £5.16k £6.08k £6.58k
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 30 April 2025 18 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2023 09 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2022 08 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2021 07 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 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 20 SEPTEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED 7 AUGUST 2003. as amended on 30 May 2019 as amended on 26 Jun 2025 as amended on 26 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

3: OBJECTS The Trust’s objects (‘the objects’) are: a) To advance the education of the public in the local history of the civil parishes of Birchington and Acol in the County of Kent, in particular, but not exclusively, by • collecting, storing and displaying artefacts and associated evidence relating to the history of these parishes • managing premises for use as a museum, providing physical and digital access to the collections and artefacts as may be reasonably practicable • promoting and encouraging access for all to the museum and its collection, including through publications and events b) To promote research into the history of the parishes at clause 3(a) and disseminate information to members of the Trust and the general public. c) To promote volunteering to support the objects set out in clauses (a) and (b) above.

Area of benefit

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

BIRCHINGTON AND ACOL

Contact information

Address:
BURLEY GALLERY, BIRCHINGTON LIBRARY
ALPHA ROAD
BIRCHINGTON
KENT
CT7 9EG
Phone:
No information available
Email:
birchington.ht@gmail.com
Website:

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