CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIRCHINGTON HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1099250 · organisation 3996603

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
3 September 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income
£4,825
Latest expenditure
£6,575
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Birchington Heritage Museum, Birchington Library, 17 Alpha Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9EG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.birchingtonheritage.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
18 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,825
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,575
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
20 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,123
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,084
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
9 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,463
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,162
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
8 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,100
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
7 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,559
Total Gross Expenditure
£972

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIRCHINGTON HERITAGE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-09-03T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
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: OBJECTSThe 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 eventsb) 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
BIRCHINGTON AND ACOL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling