CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ELAND AND WALES Trustses, Annual Report for the period From 1.4.2023 Period stsrt dats To 31.3.2024 Period end date Charlty name: Kent Fost•r Care Assoclatlon Charity registratlon number. 1164174 Objectlve8 and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document To F•rot•ct •nd pr••erve the good hmlth of fostor rArnrs and the chlldrnn In thelr caro In Kent by th• provlslon of adviu. Infomiatlon. servlces. facllltl•s and supporL For th• purp¢ of th1• clous•, the tomi "foster carnf shall Include l•whAIty reglstsr•d foster C•Mrs, lawlulty rnglstsrod chlldmlnd•rn and any other lawlulty reglster•d or r8cognlsed p•rnon8 Involv•d In th• caro of "look•d after chIldre. Summary ofthe main activitie3 In relation t¢ those purposes for the puIIIc benefit, in particular. the adivrti8s, proi8Ct$ or serbi identified in the accounts. Wh•n plannlng our •ctlvltles for th• y••r w• k•pt In mlnd the Charlty Commlsslon guld•nce on publlc bonefft •t our Trnsts• and Ex•cuUv• commlttag meotlngs. Thls y••r w¢ hav• bg•n able to provld? • v•ry good numbor of •vonts and •ctlvftlos for th• carnrn and th• childrnn. Thu• hav• b••n v•ry w•ll att•nd•d. Th• Truste and committee hav• a comblnatlon of Face to fac• and onlln• virtual meetlngs to ensur• that w• arn complylng wlth tho constitutlon. Statemarrt confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidanc i8sued by the Chanty Commission on public benefit We rngularly chock th• guldanc• provided by the Charfty Commlsslon to onsurn th•t w• ar• actlng In accordance wlth tho rul•s. Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonall You ma choose to include further st8tement8 whore relean1 about.. Our volunteers h•lp to •n$ur• that •v•nts that we aro ablg to put on run 8moothty. They also oryanise evants In thelr own areas to •nabl• chlldren to have actlvftles that ar• r•l•vant to thelr ages and interosts. We are grateful for the assSstance provlded by the commlttoe m•mb•rs, voluntsers and Kont County Councll stsff for assistlng wlth the organisation, advertlsement and Implem•ntatlon of evants. Contribution made by vdunteers
Achievements and Performance Yle have been able to ory•nls& num•rous activities and ov•nts throughout th• y•ar. Kent ts a large county, and we have event cornm1tt0•6 in tho followlng arnas to •nablo us to provldo tallornd experlences. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity. identifying the difference the charity's work has to the circumstances of it8 benefiaaries and any wder benefit$10 80oety as a whole. North Ken( East Kent 1, East Kont 2. South Kon( West Kent and the Disabllltyt•am. Som• of th• •vents thal hav• be•n put on arn. Eastsr partlos Chrfstmas parties Halloween partl88 Pantomkne porfofm•nc•s Fostsr carnr appreclatlon events Anlmal and natsirn park outlngb Fun days (these Includ• entertalnmenc •tslls and actfvitles Ilk• bouncy ustl•s w gamH) Chrlstmas craft •v•nts Coffv mornlngs and fvNlrnl•lng evants There have b8en many other ovents oryanl••d throughout tho county that aro not Included In th1• Ilst Ixrt may b•n•fft $m•ll•r groups In a more Inforni•l s•tting, or tho•• who h•ve 8P•Glal n••ds. Th• wents •nd athltlo• allow th• chlldrnn In our caro th• opportunlty to mo•t **h•r• In slmllar sIatIonS to thems•lvos and forni frf•ndshlp•. It allows car•rn to d•v•lop and m•lntsln * n•triork of people to ass15t them In tlmgs of neod •nd off•r , Inforniatlon on m•tt•rs r•lallng to the fostering Journ•y of both th• ur•r4 and the chlldr•n that th•y rg for. Addltlonal Infomiatlon loptlona You ma ch0&8e to includè further statements where relevant aboul.. We have been able to raise funds from our •v•nts and a¢tivlty days in addiiion to the funds that we are glven by K•nt County Councll. Th18 has allowed us to provide more experlences for the Ghlldr•n and famllles. Performance ol fundraising actiwties against objeclive8 set Wo •rv conllnuiNJ to Invesllgate Income streams and will enable us to make Improvements to the servlc• and xtlvltlos that we offor.
Flnancial Revlew Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the period Tho bank balancas at the end of th• finonclal perfod w•re £40976.. We •r• the Income Stre•n avaMabl• to u8 to h•lp us grow th• organisation. Statement explaining the licy for hokling reseffts stating why they are held Tho rn8•rn8s that w• hokl aGcumulated mostly duflng Lockdown. W• ar• uslng tho•0 fvnds ov•r the comlng ymrs to on$ur• that w• arn provkllng the sorvlces that our membofs oxpoct whubt hKrnaslng our profile and rev•nu0 6tr•ams. Amounl of rerVeS From the amount hfrkl In the bank accounts w• allocat• up to £OOOO for each areas event costs for th• comlng y•ar. The totsl for 6 •r•as amouibts to £30000. W• hold £5000 In r•wv• for gov•rnanc• costs for tho comlng year. Explanation of any UnIrtainl183 atx)ut the chaiity continuing 88 a golng concom W• hav• no uncert•knty for the charlty contlnulng ** a golng conc•m. Addlttonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) Youm choose to indude further stateThnts ¥hre relevanl ab¢xA'. The charlty recelves grants from the local Authorlty (KCC) The charity's principal sourc88 of funds (inclu(ThJ any fundrai8ingl W• rnlsg funds through raffl•s and oth•r fundral•lng a¢tlvlU•s In uch g•0grnphkal r•a of th• county. Th• rfsk forth• charlty golng forward h that of th• local authorlty belng umble to Is•ue grants to th• onJanl•atlon. A description of the principal risks facing the charity W• •r• ath•ty InvesOg•tlng •nd wlll pursuo oth•r ways to rnis• funds through •xtsrn•l bodies and oth•r fvndral$lng acllvftles to enable us to conllnue If w• do not rncofv• asslstanc• from tho Ic•cal authorfty.
Structure. Governance and Management Description of ¢h8riVs trusts.. Type of goveming dcKument Constitsrtlon adopted 1•1 January 2015 as •mond•d on 141h Septnbel 2015. How is the charity constituted? Trustee selection methods including delails of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any rAr8on or body entrtled to appoint one or more truees Tho Irustoe role IB voluntsry and the board of trusto05 can comprlse of both Fostsr carers and an Independent trustse. Tru8t•M ar• appointed or reappOInt at tho Annual g•n•ral meatlng that l• h•ld ••ch yoai. Addftlon•l Infonn•llon (optlonal) Youm choose to include lurther statement8 where relevant about: Th• eharlty has a boa of trustee$. The executlv• committe• Iwhkh Is comprlsed of membern from •ach g•ogr4phk•l am) and arna commltt•o•. The charity's org8nis8ts(Th1 slructure and any bwder netrNork with which the charity works Loul •uthorfty Staff ar• Invlt•d to •ttond m••llng• of the execuifv• •nd arn• commltt••8. W• work v•ry ¢1•ty wlth Kent County CounGII to org•nl•• events •nd •ctlvlll•8, th•80 arn then •dv•rtl8od on our b•h•lf through KCC emall• and n•wsletter• to th• car•rn. Relationship with any r•lat•d parties Reference and Admlnlstratlve detsll8 Chari name Other name the chari U8e8 Registered (*afy number Charity's principal address Kent Foster Cawe Assosalion NIA 11PA174 95 8verie Road West Folkestone Kent CT20 2L8
Names of tho charity tru5tws who manage the charlty Dat •ot•d If not forwhol• Tn4¥t•• nam• Offlc• (If anyl Chair Nttm• of p•rnon lorbodyl enOtl•d tru•tth• Ifan Ashley Hale Br(yrfffl Juliet Macfarfane Jane Baker Davies Sue Holmes LoUa Wray VI Chair Treasurer Declarations Tho tru8tO•8 doclaro that th•y h4v• approv•d th• tru•t•e•' rnport •l>ov•. Slgn•d on b•half of th• charfty's trugt•e8 8ignatur•i*) Full nam•ls) PrAltlon (•g Soerotsry. Chalr. •ts) Louisa Wray Treasuror 28.11.2024
Kent Foster Care Association care Statement of Financlal Actlvlty For the year ended 315t March 2024 202212023 202312024 Incomlng resources KCC KFCA Quld a Week Appeal KFCA Raffle Chalrperson Charlty funds l)onatlonslFundralslng Events Income Webslte Refund Interest recelved 6750.00 196.00 0.00 5857.02 3093.20 28423.42 1815.00 41.13 13000.00 192.00 2012.00 0.00 2641.09 28790.31 0.00 329.71 Total Incomlng Resources 46175.77 46965.11 Expended Resourcos Evonts ConferencelAGM Governance Costs nsurancelwebslte Storage pp&s Zettle fees Mlscellaneous 49173.28 507.67 917.53 5164.19 630.21 34.00 0.00 74.95 48986.09 546.57 495.00 1433.58 0.00 0.00 228.99 740.41 Total Expended Resources 56501.83 52430.64 Net IncomIng/ExndOd {10326.06) {$465.53J Funds brought forward 21122 Total Fund8 taklng forward 22123 46441.49 40976.96
Balanc•8 on KFCA coUnts at 31" IAarch 202 IAaln Account 9917.85 5062.14 S112.32 2233.57 4711.77 6447.08 3874.00 4795.76 1821.47 D18ablll East Kent 1 East Kent 2 North Kont 8outh K•nt We8t i(ant Facebook DrawlRafflo Tolal 40976.96 Governance costs Includo all costs Incurrad In malntAlnlng our charltable Status. E.G Ilcenc•$. meetlng room hlro and travel expenses. KFCA An•nolal Involv•m•nt 2 What a busy year ft ha8 boen...... W• all got very Inv¢>fved In puttlng on events for our young poopl• th18 ar and th18 Jhow8 In the amount 8p•nL The new KAFC w•b81ts has many events for you to book onto. pl•ase u80 th18 regularly to make 8ure that you don't mls8 Ollt on som• of tho fantastlc thlng8 happenlng throughout thq ¢Jounty. Th• Password wlll be changed regularly, 80 pl•as• l¢)ok out for th• updat•$ on th• Sway or Ngw810ttor. Fundrntsln 23r24 Plgase let us kn( If you have any fundra181ng Idea8. The KAFC Facebook draw page wlll begin agaon a8 800n as we are able to and wlll ra18e funds for the blg events for the comlng years. ()raw8 tak• placo on a regular basls and all proflts go back Into KAFC. 8klll8 0 If you are looklng for opportunftJe8 to expand your Paymentfor skllls appllcations, we would welcomg you onto the commlttoo. This wlll glve you the chance to help provlde fun events for your area In addltlon to provldlng evldwce for your rovlow. Please speak to any of the commlttee members for more Inforniatlon.
(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlner's report on the accounts Section A Indepondei)t Examiner s Report R•port to thé trusts memkn of On •IOunts forth• y•ar ond•d 31+ ArJL Charlty no Ilf •ny) 116¥111fr S•t out on p•g•• I report to the trustees on nry wmination of th• ac(£unlJ of the atove ¢harity Trusn for the year ondad RP01b111ll•8 aftd AS th8 charfty trttee$ of the T1. you are responsibl• for the preparation b•sls of rnport of the accounts In XCordan with the requirnmwrts of the Ch8rftie8 Act 2011 nhe A). I rewt In rn8P•Ct crf rry •x•rinalon ofth• Tru8f8 1)Unts carrfed oui under wlicii 145 of Ihe 2011 Art KI In carrylng out my examinth'on, I have folky4Ad the 8ppllc8blo Diredion• glv•n ty th• Charity Comml$8ion under xclirm 145(5Mb) of the Ad. Independent I have coiwknl nyy axaminakn. I c4xfflmi that no materfal matter8 have examinerfs •tstwn•nt corrn to my attention (olh•rthan Ihal di8dowJ In ojnnedron with the eXnth ¥thlth gi& mo Cau to beliovo thal In, any material re8pecL' aca)unltw reo)rd8 wré not karA In aYorfanc• with ••ctlon 130 of the Aci or wtlh the examination to whlch atterrtk)n stK)Utd be drwi In ord•r to enable prDper undersianding of tho accounts to be rnachèd. ' Rease (knte Ihe *vrds In the brnd(ets ff they c not appty. s19n. io" 2D2 R•l•vant prof•88knwl quallfi¢atlon(•) or body (If •ny): Addr•M: frsrthpr CLPJ£. 6wi. Th1233 IER October 2018
Seclioii B Disclosii re 0Y c(ryl rf the examiner naads to highlffjht matters of concem (see CC32, Ire[r examinakn of IIty directic•n3 arKI guthnL% for examinern). Glv• h•r• Ixhl d•tails of •ny it•m• that th• •x4minor wl•h•• to disclog0. IER Octobor 2018