The Cottage Community

Registered charity 1180662 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

6.5y median 7.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 4Disability 3Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Website	https://www.racdv.org.uk
Email	mandy@thecottagecommunity.org.uk
Phone	01322-668106
Address	The Cottage Community., 36 Swanley Centre, SWANLEY, Kent, BR8 7TL

Finances

£100,084 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£175,880	£172,480
2022	£197,840	£230,516
2023	£131,980	£222,745
2024	£100,604	£239,806
2025	£100,084	£211,811

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesDisability

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS, OR HEREAFTER MAY BE, DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE AREA OF SOUTH EAST LONDON, THE COUNTY OF KENT AND IN PARTICULAR NORTH WEST KENT.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Nov 2018

Trustees (4)

4trustees

97median age

1aged 70+

Christopher Armstrong since 2019
Derek Putman since 2018
James Willisage 97 since 2023
John Kelly since 2018

Connected charities (2)

NEW ASH Green Village Trust 1 shared trustee
Little Leaves PRE-School 1 shared trustee

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