WEST KENT COMMUNITY RADIO

Charity Number: 1180738
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of a local broadcasting service for hospitals, residential homes and similar institutions, and for patients receiving community care in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Pembury, Sevenoaks, and surrounding areas of West Kent, using FM radio, digital radio, online and through social media.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £26,074
Total expenditure: £37,579

Total income includes £300 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 November 2018: CIO registration
  • 30 March 2022: Funds received from 275140 HOSPITAL RADIO TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • 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
  • 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
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
Adam Robert Howe Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Mona Celiece Channet Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Ann Barnes Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Alan Peter Rustad Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Martin John Webber Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
William Dunn Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Jason Paul Finnis Trustee 18 May 2022
None on record
Christopher Laurence Manser Trustee 03 November 2018
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 £0 £13.65k £55.88k £30.06k £26.07k
Total expenditure £0 £2.99k £33.57k £30.37k £37.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.50k N/A N/A £300

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 19 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Nov 2018 as amended on 25 Jan 2021 as amended on 18 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TONBRIDGE, PEMBURY, SEVENOAKS AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF WEST KENT BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE; AND (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD PERSONAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY (MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE MEANS OF BROADCASTING HEALTH EDUCATION MESSAGES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TONBRIDGE, PEMBURY, SEVENOAKS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF WEST KENT, USING FM RADIO, DIGITAL RADIO, ONLINE AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

Area of benefit

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

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TONBRIDGE, PEMBURY, SEVEN OAKS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF WEST KENT

Contact information

Address:
The Studios
126 London Road
Southborough
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 0PL
Phone:
01892528528
Email:
studio@westkentradio.co.uk
Website:

westkentradio.co.uk