THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD

Registered charity 1068518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIARS (AYLESFORD)

THE FRIARS IS A MARIAN SHRINE, PILGRIMAGE AND RETREAT CENTRE

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group posted a positive surplus of £207,031 for the year, driven by strong trading performance and a generous legacy. Unrestricted general reserves increased significantly to £699,317, providing a buffer against the challenging economic conditions and rising costs noted by the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Thousands celebrate Jubilee in the Friars, Aylesford indcatholicnews.com · 08/06/2025

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 72.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Brendan Grady
• Rev Michael David Cox · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev PATRICK O'KEEFFE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST.

• THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m
• THE FRIENDS OF WHITEFRIARS OXFORD FUND income £607k
• FRIARS CENTRE PLAYGROUP income £171k
• THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR CONVENTUAL income £704k
• THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS income £1.3m
• TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY OF THE BERNARDINE SISTERS income £573k

Side by side with its peers

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