## ## |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|| |||'||| |Re istered cha||number||1164174| |Charity's|principal address|||95Bouverie Road West| |||||Folkestone| |||||Kent| |||||CT20 2LB| ## |Finan|cial Review|cial Review|cial Review|cial Review|cial Review|cial Review||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |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||||||||| |Additional||||information|||(optional)|| |You ma||choose to||||inc)ude further statements
where relevant about:||| |||||||||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||||| |6||||||| |7||||||| |8||||||| |9||||||| |10||||||| |11||||||| |12||||||| |13||||||| |14||||||| |15||||||| |16||||||| |17||||||| |18||||||| |19||||||| |20||||||| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |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| ## ##