HISTORIC SWALE CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 26 February 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £4,800
Latest expenditure: £1,784
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Top Floor, 106-110 High Street, Rainham, GILLINGHAM, Kent, ME8 8AR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Historic Swale is an umbrella charity which supports member attractions and organisations in the 3 areas which make up the Swale district to collectively showcase the diverse and fascinating heritage which the Borough offers.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £520
Total Gross Expenditure: £180

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £35
Total Gross Expenditure: £180

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £180

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £75
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,454

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 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £520
Total Gross Expenditure: £180
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £35
Total Gross Expenditure: £180
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: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £180
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 170

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £75
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,454
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 45

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Medway
Welsh Ind: No

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HISTORIC SWALE CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-02-26T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Feb 2018
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES OF MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES, THE ARTS AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS IN THE SWALE AREA OF KENT WHOSE COLLECTIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ARE OPERATED ON A NOT-FOR-PROFIT BASIS WITH THE AIM OF ADVANCING EDUCATION, THE ARTS AND LOCAL HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) PROMOTING THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF WORK AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS;B) ENCOURAGING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF, AND ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MUSEUMS, ARTS AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS;C) SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS AND DELIVERING OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS;D) ACTIVELY SEEKING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH HERITAGE GROUPS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS;E) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO OTHER BODIES; ANDF) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 594199
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HISTORIC SWALE

Charity Name Id: 594200
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling