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Registered charity (CIO) · Kent

Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC)

Folkestone Nepalese Community (FNC) is a registered charity (number 1193139) based in Kent, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Suman Chandra Rai since 2026. Latest income £228k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £228k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes
Where
Kent, Nepal
Website
www.fncuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£228k£211k
  • 2024£166k£136k
  • 2023£70k£42k
Earlier years
  • 2022£53k£23k

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 2% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FNC ARE:A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEPALESE AND GURKHA VETERANS RESIDING IN FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS;(3) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND(4) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF NEPALESE HISTORY AND CULTURE.C. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN NEPAL IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS.

Grants received

7 grants · £375,841 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

1.2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£228k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
6%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1193139
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 18 Jan 2021
Contact on the register
01303 398055 · communitycentre@fncuk.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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