2023-03-31-accounts

Summary	ofthe purposes	ofthe purposes	of	To protect and preserve the good health of
the charity as set out		in its		foster carers and the children in their care in
governing	document			Kent by the provision ofadvice, information,
				services, facilities, and support. Forthe purpose
				ofthis clause, the term "foster carer" shall
				include lawfully registered foster carers, lawfully
				registered child minders and any other lawfully
				registered or recognised persons involved in the
				care of"looked after children".
Summary	ofthe main			When planning our activities for the year we
activities	in relation tothose			kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance
purposes	for the public			on public benefit at our trustee and Executive
benefit, in particular,		the		committee meetings. This year we have been
activities, identified	projects or services in the accounts.			able to provide a greater number ofevents and activities for the carers and children and these
				have been well attended. The committee and
				trustees meet both face toface and virtually to
				ensure that we are complying with the
				constitution.
Statement	confirming			We regularly check the guidance provided by the
whether the trustees		have		charity commission to ensure that we are acting
had regard to the guidance				in accordance with the rules.
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit

You ma ch	oose t	o indude	further statements where relevant about:
			Our volunteers help to ensure that the events
			that we put on run smoothly, they also organise
Contribution	made	by	events in their own areas to enable the children
volunteers			to have activities that are relevant to their ages
			and interests. We are grateful for the assistance
			provided by the committee members,
			volunteers and Kent County Council staff for
			assisting with the organisation and
			implementation ofevents.

						Throughout the year there have been numerous	Throughout the year there have been numerous
						activities and events organised throughout the
						county and these include
Summary		ofthe main
achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.						Easter parties Christmas parties Foster carers appreciation events Pantomime performances Fostering conference (with guest speakers) Fun days (which include entertainment, stalls,
						bouncy castles etc...)
						Animal and Nature park outings
						Coffee morning fundraising events
						There have been several other events organised
						throughout the county that are not included	in
						this list but may benefit smaller groups in a more
						informal setting. These events and activities give
						the children in our care the opportunity to meet
						others in similar situations to themselves and
						form friendships.
						Itallows carers to develop and maintain a
						network ofpeople to assist in times ofneed and
						offers training and information on matters
						relating to the fostering journey ofboth carers
						and the children that they care for.
Additional		informatjon			(optional)
You		choose		to include		further statements where relevant about:
						For this financial year we wanted to continue	to
						give carers and children the opportunities to
Performance			offundraising			meet face to face.
activities	against			objectives
set						We have used the events to help raise funds	for
						future events and will continue to investigate
						income streams that will enable us to make
						improvements to the service year on year.

Structure, Govern	ance	and Management
Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Constitution adopted 1stJanuary 2015as
		amended 14th September 2015
How isthe charity
constituted 2		Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods		Thetrustee role isvoluntary, and the board of
inctuding details ofany		trustees comprises both carers and an
constitutional provisions	e.g.	independent trustee. Trustees are appointed	or
election to post or name	of	reappointed at the Annual General Meeting that
any person or body entitled		is held each year.
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about
		The chartty has a board oftrustees. The
		executive committee (which comprises
The charity's organisational		members from each geographical areas) Area
structure and any wider		committees Local authority Fostering staff are
network with which the charity works		invited to attend meetings ofthe executive and area committees
		We work very closely with Kent County Council
		and organise events and activities. KCCadvertise
Relationship with any related		the events and activities on our behalf tothe
parties		carers

Charity	name			Kent Foster Care Association
Other name the		cha	uses
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Re istered cha		number		1164174
Charity's	principal address			95Bouverie Road West
				Folkestone
				Kent
				CT20 2LB

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Review	ofthe charity's							The bank balance at the end ofthe financial
financial	position				at	the end		period was 646441.49.
ofthe period
								We are working to raise our profile and
								implement more income streams that will help
								us to grow the organisation.
Statement			explaining			the		The reserves accumulated through Lockdown
policy for		holding			reserves			and these will be used throughout the coming
stating	why		they		are	held		years to ensure that we are able to provide the
								service that our members expect whilst
								increasing our profile and revenue streams.
Amount	of		reserves			held		From the amount held in the bank account we
								allocate up to 65000for each areas events costs
								for the coming year.
								We have 6areas and this amounts to 630000.
								We also hold 65000 in reserve for our
								governance costs forthe coming year.
								An additional 65000was being held in reserve to
								update our website and online profile, this has
								been partly used as the website is in
								development.
Explanation				ofany				We have no uncertainty for the charity
uncertainties				about the				continuing as egoing concern.
charity	continuing				as a going
concern
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								The charity receives grants from the local
								authority (KCC).
The charity's				principal				We also raise money through raffles and other
sources of			funds		(inc)uding			fundraising activities in each geographical area
any fundraising)								ofthe county.
								The risk for the charity going forward is that the
								Local authority not being able to issue grants to
A description				ofthe		principal		the organisation,
risks facing				the charity				We are keen to implement way of raising funds
								through external bodies and other fundraising
								activities to enable us to continue ifwe do not
								receive assistance from local government.

mes	ofthe charity trust	ees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Office (Ifany)	Dates acted Ifnot forwhole r	Name to a	ofperson (orbody) entWed Int trustee Ifsn
	Ashley Hale Brown	Chair
	Juliette Mcfarlane	Vice Chair	From 23" January 2023
	Jane Baker Device		From 18e May 2022
	Sue Holmes		From Bn May 2022
	Louisa Wray	Treasurer
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Kent Foster Care Association		Care
Statement of Financial Activity		0
For the year ended 31"March 2023
		2022/2023
Incoming resources
KCC	I2200.00	675Q.OQ
KFCA Quid aWeek Appeal	200.00	198.00
KFCA Raffle	2000.00	0.00
Chairperson Charity funds	0.00	5857.02
Donations/Fundraising	1162.45	3093.20
Events income	I6984.48	28423.42
Website Refund	O.QO	I815.00
Interest received	0.00	41.13
Total Incoming Resources	32546.92	46175.77
Expended Resources
Events	28339.63	49173.28
Conference/AGM	0.00	507.67
Training/Performances	1S12.00	0.00
Governance Costs	467.10	917.53
Insurance/Website/App	1434.06	5164.19
Storage	948.00	630.21
PP&5	51.00	34.00
Miscellaneous	501.02	74;95
Total Expended Resources	33252.81	56501.83
Net IneomintI/Expended	(706.66)	(10326.06)
Funds brought forward 21/22 Total Funds taking forward 22I28	66767.56 40441.49

	used ar/re	ne/B l/re rr¹srs end ehAN Area Rnances	nee/n ernnrir area
	Area	Balance	Allocated	Available
		31/3/23		23/24
West Kent
		4771.11	228.89	5000.00
North Kent
		3913.85	1000.00	4913.85
East Kent2
		4205.52	794AS	5000.00
South Kent
		3334.05	1000.00	4334.05
Dlsabll
		4777.09	222.91	5000.00
East Kent 1
		3784.20	1000.00	4784.20