CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1.4.2024 Period stsrt date
To 31.3.2025
Period end date
Charity name: Kent Foster Care Association
Charlty reglstratlon numb•r: 1164174
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
To Protrct and preseNe the good health of foster
carors and th• ¢hildr•n In thelr car• In Kent by th•
provision ot athiieé. informatlon. servlcès, facllldos
and supporL For the purpose of Ihl$ clause. th• temi
oster carer- shall in¢lud• lawfully rngistered foster
car•Ys, lawlulty re9istsrfrd childmindors and any other
lawlully r•gi8tsr•d or r•CogniS￿ porsons Involved In
th• caro ot"looked aftor Ghlklr•n"
A¢tivltl¢s - how the ctsarity spends its money
We provide support, education and social events for Kent
County Council re8iStered foster carers and ihelr families. We
support by providing a network of emotional support and we
advocate for the carers. We provide education by distribution
of informatton and the provlslon of tralnlng to current foster
carers and for the recruitment of foster carers. We provide
social activitres for our members
Summary of the main
activrties in relation to thos•
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, woje¢ts or w4ices
identffied in the accounts.
planning our actlvities for tha year ￿ kept In
mind the Charity Commission guidanco on publi
nefil at our Trustee and Executlve committee
mootings. Thls year we have been able to provldo
very good number of ovent5 and activiti•s for the
carers and tho children. These have been very well
attended. Tho Trusto•s and cornmitt•e have
ombination of Fac• to fac• and online vlrtual
meetings to ensur• that * ar• complying with the
c¢)nslitutson.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
IssLted by the Charfty
Cornmission on pthlic
benefil
We regularly check the guidance provided by the
Charity Comrnission to •nsur• that wo arn acting in
acconlance with the rules.

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Our volunteers help to ensure that events that we are
able to put on run smoothly. They also organise
events in their own areas to enablo children to have
activities that are relevant to their ages and interests.
We are grateful for thè asslstanc• provlded by th•
committee members. voluntsers and Kent County
Council staff for assisting with the organisation,
advertisement and implementation of events.
Contribution made by
volunteers
Achievements and Perfomiance
Wo havo been able to organlse numerous actlvltlos
and events throughout the year. Kent Is a large
¢ounty. and we have event commlttees In the
followlng areas to enable us to provld• tsllor•d
experienc•s.
Sumrnary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the differen￿ the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
i North K•nl Ea•t K•nl 1, East K•nt 2, South K•nt and
West KenL
Some ol tho events that hav• b•en put on arn-
East•r par
Christrnas parties
Hallowe•n parties
Panlomimo p•rfornMnc
Foster carer appreciatlon events
Animal and natur• park outings
Fun days (these include enlertalnmonl Stalls arKI
adivities like l)oun¢y ¢asll•s or games)
Dreamland
Kent Life
Christmas craft events
Coffe• morning8 and fundralslng ev•nts
There have boen many other evenls organisod
throughout the county that arn not Included in th1$ Ilst
but may benefrt smaller groups in a more infomial
setting. or those WI￿ havo spocial n•ods.
Th•se eveTts and activities allow tho childrnn In our
care the opportunity to meet othern in similar
situations to themselves and forni friendships.
allows carers to develop and mainlain a network of
people to asslst them In times of nood and offer
inforniation on matters relating to the fostering
joumey of both thè carern and the children that they
rare for.

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cIN)05e to include further ststemerts where relevant about:
We have been able to raise funds from our •v•nts and
activity days in addition to tho funds that wè arè given
by Kent County Council. This ha8 allowed us to
provide morn experiences for the children and
families.
Perfomiance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the peri¢xl
The bank balances at the end of th• financial period
•re £39532.27.
Statement explairting the
policy for holding reseNes
stating why they are held
The reserves that we hold accumulatsd mostly durlng
Lockdown. We are uslng these fvnds over the coming
years to ensure that we are providing th• servlces that
our members expect whilst increasing our profile and
revenue streams.
Amount of resen￿$ hekl
From the amount held in the bank accounts ￿ allocate
up to £1000 for each areas event costs for the coming
y•ar.
The amount all¢>cated Is dependont on the balance held
at tho •nd ol th• fin•nGlal y•ar.
No art can hold more than £SOIKI, this is to onsure that
funds are used lo provide actlvillos •t¢. for tho young
people and carero.
The maxlmum totsl for the 5 areas amounts to £25000.
The actual amount held fof the 5 areas was £18312.75.
Fund$ are also held for disability 5￿c1￿C ovents and
care leaver assista￿8. this amounted to £4091.00.
We hold £S118.61 In re8wve for govemanco costs for
the coming year.
Explanalion of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
rxjncem
The plans golng forward ar• to close the charfty and
tr•nshr all a8*èts and aetiviti•s to th• new Charitable
Incorporated Organlsation which we hava recently
establlslml
Kent Association of Fost•r C•r•rs)
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choose to indude further statements where felevant about:
The charlty re￿1¥¢8 grants Irom the local Authority
{KCC
The charity's principal
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising)
We raise funds through raffles and other fundraising
activities in each goographiul area of the county.
The risk for the charity going forward is that of the local
authority being unable to issue grants to the
organisation.
A descriptton of the principal
risks facing the charity

Structu re, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts=
Type of governing document
Constitution
How is the chanty
constituted?
ie g unincorporaied
association. CIOI
Trustee selection methods
induding details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Unincorpordted Association
Trustees are appobnted or reappointed at the Annual
general meeting that is held each year.
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The Gharity ha$ a board of trustse$. Tho exocutive
¢ommItt￿ Iwhlch 18 comprfsed of memborn trom ￿ch
geographical areal and area committees.
The charity's organisational
stmcture and any wder
network with which the
charty works
Local authorlty staff are invited to att•nd m••tlngi of
the executive and area ¢ommitteo8.
W• V￿r￿ very closely wlth Kent County Councll to
organiu wents and activities, theso arn then
advertlsed on our behalf through KCC omall• and
n•wslottor• to th• car•r•.
Relationship with any related
parties
Reference and Administratlve details
Cha
name
other name the cha
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
Kent Foster Care Association
NIA
1164174
95 Bouverie Road West
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2LB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charfty
Offlm 111 •ry)
Ilamo of p•rnon lor botyl antit￿d
int tr￿1•¥
if•n
Ashley Hale Brown
Juliet Macfarlane
Chair
Vice Chair
Jane Baker Davies
Sue Holmes
Lousia Wray
Treasurer
Declarations
The trustees d•clarn that they hav• approved the trusteos, rnport abov•.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Slgnature(•)
Full nam•(8)
Louisa Vkay
Posltlon l•g S•cretary
Chalr, otc
Treasurer
10.09.2025

Kent Foster Care Association
Care
Statement of Flnanclal Actmty
For the year ended 31 rt March 2025
202312024
202412025
Incomlng resources
KCC
KFCA Quld a Week Appeal
KFCA Raffle
Prlde Income
Interest recelved
Donations
Event5 income
1301)0.00
792.00
2012.00
0.00
329.71
2641.09
28790.31
i 0000.00
192.00
5413.18
2869.00
321.13
2597.15
29821.35
Total Incomlng Resources
46965.11
51213.81
Expended Resources
Events
ConferencelAGM
KFCA Raffle
Governance Costs
Prlde expenses
Insurancelwebslte
Zettle fees
EqulpmentlAdvertlslng
MlscellaTreous
48986.09
546.57
0.00
495.00
0.00
1433.58
228.99
0.00
740.41
45927.66
0,00
769.06
346.90
538.53
2161.46
571.72
2342.17
Total Expended Resources
52430.fA
52657.50
Net IncomI￿EXpOnd0d
{$465.$3J
(1443.69)
Funds brought forward 23124
Total Fund8 taklng forward 24r25
40975.96
39532.27

Ar•• Balan¢•• avall•bl8 a8 at 81" l••rch 2024
Maln A¢count
Conti
Dloabll
E08t 1
Ea8t 2
North
West
5913.36
5118.61
2710.67
4718.40
1704.64
3986.15
3988.16
8937.40
1374.33
Facebook Draw8
rorAL
3gS32.27
Govornanco costs Include all costs Incurred In malntAlnlng our charltable
$tatU8. E.G Ilcenco8. m88tlng room hlre and travel expen8es.
The Area balan¢e8 In¢lud• funds rocelvad In for Panto'j booked.
There wlll be £1000 addod to each Area pot when the grant ha8 been
recelved from KCC.
The DlsabS11ty pot18 to cover the ￿sts of specfflc events that wlll enable
dI￿bIlIty oarers to accgss at least 2 participatlon ovents each year untll they
have been 8ucces8fvlly Incorporated into the local areas.
EqulpmentlAdvertl$ing includes the Area T•8hlrt8 and Bannern that were
pur¢ha88d for the local commlttees to use.
ScArth care leaver8 wa8 donated by a church for tho provlslon of Items
needed for th• chlldrnn In 8￿th Kent that have left tho ￿re syjtom and ve
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that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an bndepertht examination.
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