01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 27 November 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,320,000
- Latest expenditure
- £1,383,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2QY
02 Activities
What the charity does
The principal aim of the Charity is to ensure the maintenance of specific parks and recreation grounds so that the residents of Folkestone and Sandgate can use them for leisure pursuits and to enjoy the benefits of open spaces in an urban area.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,320,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,383,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,179,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,216,961
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £923,760
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £907,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £922,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £832,860
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £740,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,320,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,383,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,179,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,216,961
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £923,760
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £907,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £922,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £832,860
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £740,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 480000
- Income Investments
- 199000
- Income Other
- 641000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1320000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,383,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1383000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 226000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 60000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 13000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £121,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5923000
- Assets Own Use
- 4009000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1914000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £175,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £440,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,658,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 158000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 282000
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 118000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2835000
- Funds Restricted
- 2705000
- Funds Total
- 5658000
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24245
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 194373
- Income Investments
- 350030
- Income Other
- 611230
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1179878
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,216,961
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1216961
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10910
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 197752
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23597
- Gain Loss Investment
- 612000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £158,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5875193
- Assets Own Use
- 3974193
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1901000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £202,882
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £430,369
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,647,706
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 92105
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 338264
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 118434
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2800822
- Funds Restricted
- 2728450
- Funds Total
- 5647706
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18619
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 172129
- Income Investments
- 218596
- Income Other
- 514416
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 923760
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £907,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 907000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8060
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 47000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23744
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 228000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £171,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5285290
- Assets Own Use
- 5285290
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £288,770
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £503,758
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,070,302
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 107906
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 395852
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 118434
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2199821
- Funds Restricted
- 2752047
- Funds Total
- 5070302
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 584890
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 180804
- Income Investments
- 157186
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 922880
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £797,910
- Expenditure Other
- 34950
- Expenditure Total
- 832860
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6300
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 34060
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34950
- Gain Loss Investment
- 59205
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 83700
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £113,393
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5080534
- Assets Own Use
- 3791334
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1289200
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £346,651
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £599,567
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,827,618
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90670
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 508897
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 118434
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1915186
- Funds Restricted
- 2793998
- Funds Total
- 4827618
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 549000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 145000
- Income Investments
- 46000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 740000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £723,000
- Expenditure Other
- 48000
- Expenditure Total
- 771000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 48000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -16000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -197000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4924000
- Assets Own Use
- 3743000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1181000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £235,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £564,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,595,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 40000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 524000
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 119000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1672000
- Funds Restricted
- 2804000
- Funds Total
- 4595000
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-11-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SCHEMES OF THE COMMISSION DATED 13 JUNE 1991 AND 08 MAY 1998
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROVISION OF PARKS, PLEASURE GROUNDS OR RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures