Buckland Residents Association
Analysis
Buckland Residents Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Buckland Residents Association reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £26k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Buckland Residents Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lustleigh Village Hall (£26k), Burghclere Down Community Association (£26k) and Stanley Village Community Association (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Buckland ward, in Dover, and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, political, religious, or other opinions by working with partners and the inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation to improve the quality of life of said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lustleigh Village Hall | Devon | £26k |
| Burghclere Down Community Association | Hampshire | £26k |
| Stanley Village Community Association | Ilkeston | £26k |
| Charities Administered in Connection with John Mason School | Oxfordshire | £26k |