Birchington Village Centre Association

Registered charity 302797 Registered since 1969

Operates: Kent

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

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.

11 trustees on the board

7.5y median 7.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Ronald Castle since 2016
Sarah Tottman since 2015

2.8y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

Neville Hudson

company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 11Arts/culture/heritage/science 10General Charitable Purposes 10Amateur Sport 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on 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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£72k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Birchington Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
Birchington Memorial Recreation Ground 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Bradford Building Preservation Trust Similar size; both Environment
The Tabley House Collection Trust Similar size; both Environment
The Castlegate House Charitable Trust Similar size; both Environment
Swinden Quarry Trust Similar size; both Environment

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Email	bvca1@btconnect.com
Phone	01843841787
Address	THE CENTRE, ALPHA ROAD, BIRCHINGTON, CT7 9EG

Finances

£119,330 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2022	£60,941	£64,980
2023	£88,192	£82,352
2024	£59,333	£60,155
2025	£71,662	£83,550
2026	£119,330	£110,738

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE CULTURE AND 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.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MAY 1969, AS AMENDED 4 DECEMBER 1987, 14 SEPTEMBER 1993, 8 OCTOBER 2002, AND BY SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 9 JULY 2004.

Trustees (11)

11trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

Birchington Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
Birchington Memorial Recreation Ground 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.