# FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1006288
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 27, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1006288


## Contact

- **Address:** Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, FOLKESTONE
- **Postcode:** CT20 2QY
- **Phone:** 01303 853203
- **Email:** susan.priest@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FOLKESTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1320000 | £1383000 | £5658000 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1179878 | £1216961 | £5647706 | 0 |
| March 31, 2023 | £923760 | £907000 | £5070302 | 0 |
| March 31, 2022 | £922880 | £832860 | £4827618 | 0 |
| March 31, 2021 | £740000 | £771000 | £4595000 | 0 |



## Trustees

- FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL — appointed April 1, 2018