01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 6 February 1987
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
- Latest income
- £3,720
- Latest expenditure
- £4,141
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 24 Harbour Way, Folkestone, CT20 1NF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.folkestonehistory.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Generate and enhance public interest in all aspects of the history of Folkestone and surrounding district.Arrange a series of talks throughout the year,together with exhibitions and outings,by producing for sale other publications that help to provide background for local history research.Supports other local organisations who seek to promote the history of Folkestone and surrounding district.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,720
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,141
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,728
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,736
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,336
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,989
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,131
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,768
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
06 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FOLKESTONE AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1987-02-06T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13TH OCTOBER 1986
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC INTEREST IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT. (II) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO ARRANGE OUTINGS, LECTURES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF FOLKESTONE.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE TOWN OF FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries