CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 29.02.2024
To
27.02.2025
Period start date
Period end date
Charity name: Marden Dementia Friendly Community (with Living Memories)
Charlty reglstratlon number: 1202128
Objectives and Activities
SORP refeMc*
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
90veming document
Para 1.17
TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF
PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DEMENTIA AND THEIR
CARERS IN MARDEN AND
THE SURROUNDING AREA BY
PROVIDING PRACTICAL
SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO
PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
AND RAISING PUBLIC
AWARENESS OF DEMENTIA
AND THE CHALLENGES IT
PRESENTS WITH THE AIM OF
CREATING DEMENTIA.
FRIENDLY
Summary of the main
activities in relation to th)se
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular. the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Slatement confimlng
whether the truslees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.17 8
1.19
Providing social actlvlties for people
in Marden and the surrounding area
who are living with Dementia and also
their carers, and also providing
peoplo In Marden and the surrounding
area with resourcos to access help
and information about Dementia.
Para1 18
The trustees can confirm that they have
had regard to the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public
benefit.
Addltlonal Informatlon {optlonal)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
SORP reference
No
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making

No
Para 1.38
Poliw on social investment
including program related
investment
Their time and any donatlons they may
make. No paid staff.
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Nono
Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP refOTwce
The charity has arranged various social
gatherings in its second year of
registration for poople in Ihe Marden
community livlng with Dementia, along
wFth pooplo caring for them too.
Thore have been musical gatherings at
Ihe local village club with refreshments
provided, there have been entertainors
providing Dementia friendly sesslons in
the village in our first year of
registration. We have provided seated
exerclse classes for peoplo wlth
Dementia and a150 held monthly
lunches. We have also worked closely
wlth our GP practice to support people
who havo received a diagnosls of
Dementia. and also with our public
library to promote awareness of how
poople can bo supported to live botter
wlth a dlagnosls. We have also
continued to receive support from our
parish church.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
harity's work has made to
the circumstances of ils
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
Additlonal information (optional)
You ma choose to include further stalements where re18vant about:
To continue to ralse the profila of
Marden DFC in tho village of Marden and
tho surrounding area. This has been
achieved by continual commitment
shown by our Chair and volunteers
helping at ovents we put on Dn the
village.
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41

All fundraising activities have helped to
not only raise funds for Marden DFC but
also have continued to raise awareness
of the Charity's existen¢è in the village.
Perfonnance of fundraising
acliviti8s against objectives
sel
Par8 141
We do not have Inveslmenl performance
beyond wanting to ensure that we hold
some funds in our Lloyds Bank accounL
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
None
Olher
Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at thé end
of the period
Para 1.21
The charity has maintained a bank
account with Lloyds and received
income of £7.100.79 and had outgoings
of £6,355.27 for the re
rtln
riod.
It is our second year of registration and
we do not have a pollcy of holding
reserves as wè do not belleve Fl
urrently necessary. We have
consldered this in the last 12 months
and we will kèo this under review.
NA
Sg0 abovo
Slalem8nt explaining the
policy for holding r8S8rv8s
stating why they 8r8 held
PaTr 1.22
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
P8r8 1.22
Para 1.2Z
Para 1.24
Not In deficit thorofore NA
Para 1.23
No concerns
Additional information {optional}
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Genarous support from local cycling
Club K2; donations from indlvlduals
In the village of Marden: collections
from funeral services. Grants applied
for from local grant-making charities.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
As we do not hold large enough sums in
our one Lloyds Bank account and we do
not intend to hold endowmènt funds for
funding future schemes to promote the
charity, wè do not think we n£•d an
investment lic
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
Maybe a downturn In the nallonal
economy thal might feed through to thg
A descriptron of the principal
risks facin the charit
Para 1.46

local vlllage econorny and make
fundraisin
harder for the char
None
Other
Structure. Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
Para 1.25
Charity Commission precedent of a
Constitution of a CIO with voting
members other than its chari
trustees
CIO- pl•ase 800 above.
How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
Trustee sÈlaction methods
including details of any
nstitutional provisions e.g.
ele￿iOn to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Trustees drawn from the flrst volunteers
who helped with original Dementia Café
callod Living Memories started in
Marden in 2016. and since then drawn
from residents in Mardon village who
have shown a commitment to help
further the objects of the charit
Addltional information (optional
You may choose to include further statements where r81evant about..
Trustees are asked to considor tho
Charity Governance Code In the context
of Marden DFC and also our chair
directed us to read Safeguardlng
training material.
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
Oryanlsed wlth a Chalr. Treasurer and
Secretary and then additlonal trustees
and also volunteers.
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the
charity works
Pwa 1.51
None
R81ationship with any
related parties
Para 1.51
None
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name
Marden Dementia Friendly Community {with Living
Memories

Charity name
Marden Dementia Friendly Community Iwilh Living
Memories
Marden DFC
1212128
Target Fami
Underlyn Lane
Marden
Kent
TN12 9AU
other name the charil
uses
Re
istered charil
number
Charity's principal address
Names of tho charity trustees who manago the charity
D¥te6 act￿ If not for wholo
ar
Tru$t•• nam•
Offi¢e Irf any}
Name of person lor body) entltled
Int trustee
Ifan
Rachel Chacon
Chair
Angus Boucher
Gail Hall
Treasurer
Administrator
Trustee
Nicola Harvey
Catherine
Mungalsingh
Anne Boswell
Trustee
Trustee
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of th8 assets
None
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behaff the
assets are h81d and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
NA
Dètails of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
ass8ts
NA
Additional information {optbonal)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Addr￿S
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior Stsff members (Optional information)

Exemptlons from disclosure
Reason for non-dlsclosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional Information
DeGlarations
The trustees declarè thai they have approved th• trustees, report abovo.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature($)
Full name{s)
Positlon (eg Secretary. | Treasurer
Chair, etc).
ANGUS COMYN BOUCHER
AIL ALEXANDRA HALL
Administrator
Date
18 November 2025

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