CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR E￿LAND 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 rele￿an1 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
sI￿atIonS 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$ur• that w• arn provkllng the sorvlces that
our membofs oxpoct whubt hKrnaslng our profile and
rev•nu0 6tr•ams.
Amounl of re￿rVeS
From the amount hfrkl In the bank accounts w• allocat•
up to £OOOO for each areas event costs for th• comlng
y•ar.
The totsl for 6 •r•as amouibts to £30000.
W• hold £5000 In r•wv• for gov•rnanc• costs for tho
comlng year.
Explanation of any
UnI￿rtainl183 atx)ut the
chaiity continuing 88 a golng
concom
W• hav• no uncert•knty for the charlty contlnulng ** a
golng conc•m.
Addlttonal Infomiatlon (optlonal)
Youm
choose to indude further stateTh￿nts ¥h￿re relevanl ab¢xA'.
The charlty recelves grants from the local Authorlty
(KCC)
The charity's principal
sourc88 of funds (inclu(*ThJ
any fundrai8ingl
W• rnlsg funds through raffl•s and oth•r fundral•lng
a¢tlvlU•s In uch g•0grnphkal *r•a of th• county.
Th• rfsk forth• charlty golng forward h that of th• local
authorlty belng umble to Is•ue grants to th•
onJanl•atlon.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
W• •r• ath•ty InvesOg•tlng •nd wlll pursuo oth•r ways
to rnis• funds through •xtsrn•l bodies and oth•r
fvndral$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 Sept￿nbel 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
tru*ees
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 8￿verie 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
LoU￿a 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/Ex￿ndOd
{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 •I￿Ounts 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
R￿P0￿1b111ll•8 aftd AS th8 charfty trt￿tee$ of the T￿￿1. 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 eX￿￿nth ¥thlth gi￿& mo Cau￿ to beliovo thal In, any material
re8pecL'
aca)unltw reo)rd8 w*ré 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￿.
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R•l•vant prof•88knwl
quallfi¢atlon(•) or body
(If •ny):
Addr•M:
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CLPJ£.
6wi. Th1233
IER
October 2018

Seclioii B
Disclosii re
0￿Y c(ryl* rf the examiner naads to highlffjht matters of concem (see CC32,
Ir￿e[￿r￿ examinakn of I*￿Ity 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