West Kent Community Radio
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Charity Number: 1180738
Companies House: CE 015639 registered externally as 1180738
Address: 1b Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2PS
Annual Report and Financial Statement
Year Ended 31 March 2021
Report of the trustees for the year ending 31 March 2021
The trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statement for the charity to 31 March 2021.
On 25[th] March 2020, West Kent Community Radio was offered the licence for a community radio service in the Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells area.
Under the terms of the offer of a licence from Ofcom, the service is required to launch within two years.
The trustees noted that this offer of a licence was made two days into the first Coronavirus lockdown.
The lockdowns and associated laws, rules and regulations, made preparations for the radio station difficult during the year. The trustees were unable to meet physically for most of 2020, resulting in holding meetings via Zoom. Nor were the trustees able to actively search and identify a suitable premises during the lockdown and restricted period.
Work towards the launch of the radio service and to commence the charity objects, continued during the year. The expectation is that the radio service will launch in late 2021.
A bank current account and bank reserve account were both opened in July 2020.
Fundraising started during the year in review. Grant applications were made to several organisations, with good results. During this period, many grant funders would only provide funding for Covid related reasons and the charity did not fall into that category. This restricted applications to some funders. Nevertheless, over £11,000 was granted and received in the period.
Several donations were made to the charity, along with the receipt of gift aid.
Membership subscriptions for the year commencing 1 April 2021 (beyond this report) started to arrive in March and their value is reflected in the financial statement.
The trustees acknowledge the help and assistance of the membership in what has been a difficult year of preparation under exceptional circumstances.
Nigel Peacock Trustee Chair
Reference and administration details
West Kent Community Radio, of 1b Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2PS (formally of 23a Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2AH) is registered with the Charity Commissioners (Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1180738). The charity is administered by a board of trustees comprising, as at 31 March 2021:
Claire Backhurst William Dunn Anthony Finn Arthur Hosmer Philip Kidby Christopher Manser (Chair) Philip Mills Nigel Peacock
Structure, governance, and management
The charity is governed by a constitution dated 16 November 2018. Trustees are elected by the membership at General Meetings for renewable terms or appointed by the trustees for a fixed term, in accordance with the constitution.
Objectives and activities
The Charity was established in November 2018 in order to:
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apply to Ofcom for a Community Radio license for the areas of Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells
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operate the Community Radio license if and when it was granted.
The objects of the Charity are:
(1) the relief of sickness, poor health and old age amongst people living in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Pembury, Sevenoaks and surrounding areas of West Kent by providing a local broadcasting service for hospitals, residential homes and similar institutions, and for patients receiving community care; and
(2) the advancement of health and prevention or relief of sickness for the public benefit through the promotion of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, and the importance of maintaining good personal mental and physical health by (mainly, but not exclusively) the means of broadcasting health education messages to people living in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Pembury, Sevenoaks, and surrounding areas of West Kent, using FM radio, digital radio, online and through social media.
Achievements and performance
The licence was offered on 25 March 2020, with the requirement that the radio station launch within two years. Work continued during the year towards the launch of the radio station, due in late 2021.
The impact of COVID-19 related control measures
The licence was offered two days in to the first Coronavirus lockdown in March 2020. This curtailed much of the preparation work in the year.
Financial review
A bank account was opened during the year. Although fundraising was difficult during the year due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the charity received several grants, membership fees and donations, as reported in the financial statement.
Approved by the trustees on Wednesday 19 January 2022 and signed on their behalf by
Nigel Peacock
Nigel Peacock, Chair
West Kent Community Radio Financial Statement for the year to 31 March 2021
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds |
31 Mar 2021 | |
| RECEIPTS | £ | £ | £ |
| Grants and Donations | |||
| Grants received | - | 11,131 | 11,131 |
| Donations | 1,613 | - | 1,613 |
| Gift Aid | 206 |
- | 206 |
| ______ | __ | _ | |
| 1,819 | 11,131 | 12,950 | |
| Activities to generate funds | |||
| Membership fees | 660 | - | 660 |
| Fund-raising events | 39 | - | 39 |
| ______ | ___ | _ | |
| 699 | - | 699 | |
| Investment Income | |||
| Interest on deposits | - | - | - |
| _ | ____ |
___ | |
| Total receipts | 2,518 | 11,131 | 13,649 |
| _ | ____ | ___ | |
| PAYMENTS | |||
| Charitable activities | |||
| Equipment | 60 | 1,689 | 1,749 |
| Transmission | 642 | 500 | 1,142 |
| Programming | 100 | - | 100 |
| ______ | ______ | __ | |
| Total payments | 802 | 2,189 | 2,991 |
| ______ | ______ | ___ | |
| Net payments for the year | |||
| Cash funds at 31 March 2020 | - | - | - |
| Cash funds at 31 March 2021 | 1,716 | 8,942 | 10,658 |
Statement of assets and liabilities as 31 March 2021
Cash funds
| Cash funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total funds | |
| funds | funds |
31 Mar 2020 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Bank current account | 1,716 | ||
| Bank reserve account | 8,942 | ||
| 10,658 |
Assets retained for the charity’s own use
Static and mobile equipment £1,749
Notes to the accounts
Accounting policies
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011.
Capital expenditure is charged to the receipts and payments account for the year in which it is incurred.
Charitable funds
Restricted funds represent awards for specific projects. Unrestricted funds are available for any of the purposes of the charity.
Trustees’ expenses and remuneration
No members of the trustees have received, or any person connected with them has received, or is due to receive, any remuneration or expenses for the year directly or indirectly from the charity’s funds.
Restricted funds
The funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held of trust for specific purposes.
| Project | Source | Balance |
|---|---|---|
| News | Garfield Weston | £ 3,000 |
| Transmission costs | KCC Community Fund | £ 1,500 |
| Computers | Whitehead Monckton | £ 1,000 |
| Transmitter costs | KCC Members Fund | £ 2,000 |
| Station launch | Aviva | £ 1,442 |
| _ | ||
| Total | restricted funds | £ 8,942 |
| _ |
Approved by the trustees on Wednesday 19 January 2022 and signed on its behalf
Christopher Makey
Christopher Makey, Finance