## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/4/2024 Period start date To 31/3/2025 Period end date** **Charity name: The Fort Halstead Trust** **Charity registration number: 1197843** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1. To preserve, for the public benefit, Fort**
**Halstead, a Victorian mobilisation**
**centre (scheduled monument 303), and**
**the associated apparatus,**
**documents, films, photographs, artefacts,**
**other associated buildings within**
**the historic enclave as defined by the**
**Fort Halstead site development plan**
**and any other items connected to Fort**
**Halstead.**
**2. To advance the education of the public**
**on the historical work of Fort**
**Halstead in all areas and the impact this**
**had on today’s modern world.**
**3. To benefit the public by working with**
**similar organisations in furtherance of**
**the above objects.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Dstl has vacated the site and Barratt**
**David Wilson Homes have got planning**
**permission to build houses on the site.**
**As part of the approval and S106**
**agreement the developer is required to**
**create a Heritage Interpretation Centre.**
**BDW have appointed consultants to help**
**develop options and the FH Trust has**
**been in talks with them to assist in the**
**preparation of options. A major issue is**
**that the FH Trust has no funds and**
**unfortunately is not in a position to**
**provide anything other than consultancy**
**advice to the developer. We will**
**continue to engage with the developer**
**and the consultants to help ensure the**
**heritage is protected as best as possible**
**within the financial constraints.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Discussions continue with the developer**
**and their consultants to help determine a**
**sustainable way forward to help protect**
**the heritage of the FH site.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**No grants are currently made.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**There is no investment.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All current Board members are**
**volunteers.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the 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.|Para 1.20|**Now that the site has been sold to**
**Barratt David Wilson Homes discussions**
**and engagement has taken place with**
**the heritage consultants. Given the**
**financial constraints of the trust we are**
**working with the heritage consultants**
**providing them with data and**
**information to assist them in their**
**preparation of options for consideration**
**by BDW Homes. We have made it clear**
**that that whereas the trust has a lot of**
**historical knowledge we have no funds**
**and many of the members are getting**
**older! Our priority is to work with the**
**consultants and BDW to ensure they**
**have as much information as possible to**
**enable an informed decision is made.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Achievements against
objectives set||**Discussions with the heritage**
**consultants in progress to ensure an**
**informed set of recommendations can be**
**made to BDW Homes on how best to**| |---|---|---|---| ||Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Discussions with the heritage**
**consultants in progress to ensure an**
**informed set of recommendations can be**
**made to BDW Homes on how best to**| |||**deliver a sustainable and worthwhile**
**Heritage Interpretation Centre.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**The trust fundraising has been limited to**
**the sale of commemorative mugs. It is**
**unlikely there will be further fundraising**
**until the options for the Historical**
**Interpretation Centre are developed.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has debts of £812. This**
**relates to monies owed to trustees and**
**former trustees.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserved held**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Trust has recently been set up and**
**unable to raise sufficient funds for a**
**reserve.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**The trust has debts of £812 relating to**
**costs incurred for IT and website**
**maintenance, production of mugs and**
**start up costs.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The future of the trust is uncertain as we**
**have no income and it is unlikely that we**
**would ever be able to take on the**
**responsibilities for maintaining the**
**historical buildings and artefacts. At**
**present the best we can offer is to**
**provide advice and transfer valuable**
**knowledge to the heritage consultants in**
**the preparation of options for the**
**heritage centre. It is likely that the trust**
**will continue in the short term to act as a**
**conduit and source of advice to the**
**heritage consultants and Barratt David**
**Wilson Homes.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Potential membership fees.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Financial viability.**
**Ability to recruit volunteers to become**
**trustees and to support the heritage**
**interpretation centre as many of those**
**with knowledge of the history of the site**
**are getting older. Two trustees resigned**
**in the current year.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Association Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**See FHT Constitution section 13**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **See FHT Constitution section 14** Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees **None** The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works **None** Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|FORT HALSTEAD TRUST| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1197843| |Charity’s principal address|2 Old Barn Road
Leybourne
West Malling
Kent
ME19 5HQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kevin Wagstaff|Chairperson||| ||Robert Ruffles|Secretary||| ||Andrew Kieselack|Treasurer||| ||Graham Rood|FAST Advisor||| ||Rowena Willard
Wright|HE Advisor||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser **||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Kevin Wagstaff **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 14 Oct. 2025 **1197843** **The Fort Halstead Trust** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/24 31/03/25 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** ||**Unrestricted**
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**A5 Transfers between funds**
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Bank
Paypal
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Loan from NM (IT & Website costs)
Loan from GP (Purchase of mugs & IT)
Loan From AK (Bank account float)
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**to nearest £**
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Kevin Wagstaff|**Endowment**
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