Strange Cargo Arts Company Limited

Registered charity 1068396 Registered since 1998

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.6y median 12y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.4y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7Other Charitable Purposes 7

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 7Transport 3Business services 1

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Contact

Website	www.strangecargo.org.uk
Email	info@strangecargo.org.uk
Phone	01303278821
Address	Strange Cargo Arts Co Ltd, The Factory, 43 Geraldine Road, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4BD

Finances

£157,126 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£179,701	£115,304
2022	£155,717	£131,467
2023	£135,060	£163,605
2024	£190,333	£169,906
2025	£157,126	£194,464

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

(1) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS RESIDING IN EAST KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDING IN EAST KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 9 JUNE 1995

Trustees (7)

7trustees

51median age

1aged 70+

Gary Bourneage 60 since 2013
Jennifer Thatcherage 51 since 2014
John Joseph Charlesworth since 2014
Josephine Mary Carterage 29 since 2024
MR Nick Varian since 2014
Sally Anne Houghage 47 since 2018
Terry Perkage 51 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

Strange Cargo Arts Company Limited · 03066271 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 09/06/1995

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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