THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY CIO

Charity number: 1197324
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our intention is to restore and then maintain and operate the Leas lift for the benefit of the local community and visitors to preserve this historic water powered cliffside funicular railway and to introduce the history of the lift to the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 January 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 January 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY (Previous name)
  • THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY CIC (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Catherine Mary Beare Chair 04 January 2022
None on record
Thomas James McGarry Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Lewis Harold Biggs Trustee 28 August 2024
None on record
Rachel Louise Knight Trustee 28 February 2024
None on record
Adam Jay Coleman Trustee 10 May 2023
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIETY
Received: On time
Joanne Elizabeth Atkinson Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
Edwin Wallace Wealend Trustee 04 January 2022
None on record
Joanna Streeter Trustee 04 January 2022
None on record
Daniel Ward Hulme Trustee 04 January 2022
THE ROSE AYLING-ELLIS FOUNDATION
Recently registered
THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST
Received: On time
GOALS 4 GIRLS CIO
Received: On time
Peter William Oetzmann Trustee 04 January 2022
None on record
James Walker-Osborn Trustee 04 January 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/01/2023 30/01/2024
Total gross income £316.43k £629.77k
Total expenditure £49.10k £73.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £56.66k £500
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £540.34k
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A £44.69k
Income - Other N/A £44.74k
Income - Legacies N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £7.67k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £21.34k
Expenditure - Governance N/A £1.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A £44.74k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/01/2023 30/01/2024
Own use assets N/A £368.95k
Long-term investments N/A £0
Other assets N/A £589.98k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A £105.23k

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 January 2024 28 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 January 2024 28 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 January 2023 31 December 2023 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 January 2023 31 December 2023 31 days late Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
The Workshop
32-40 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JU
Phone:
01303761892