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Registered charity · Maidstone

Downswood Community Association

Downswood Community Association is a registered charity (number 298218) based in Maidstone, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by John Everett. Latest income £60k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 14 trustees
  • Income £60k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Religious Activities and 5 more
Where
Kent
Website
www.downswood.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1987

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£60k£54k
  • 2024£62k£68k
  • 2023£59k£62k
Earlier years
  • 2022£56k£51k
  • 2021£56k£47k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DOWNWOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED"THE AREA OF BENEFIT")WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED"THE CENTRE")AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Grants received

3 grants · £34,999 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,999 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9992025-09-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £5,0002020-06-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-03-26
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.

14 trustees on the board

5.3y median 4.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

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company-linked trustees

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

Disability 14Education/training 14General Charitable Purposes 14

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£60k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
298218
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH APRIL 2000
Contact on the register
07708150613 · downswood92@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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