CONNECT CHURCH MAIDSTONE

Registered charity 1119213 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEARSTED COMMUNITY CHURCH, Connect Church Maidstone (In Fellowship with Synergy Alliance)

The advancement of the Christian faith in Maidstone, Kent, the UK and overseas.The advancement for the public benefit of Christian teaching and other education.The relief of the poor, sick, disabled and homeless

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£120k

Latest spending

£115k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,732 for the year, with total incoming resources of £120,184 against expenditure of £115,452. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at approximately £10,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months' running costs (approximately £25,000). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k)

“At the end of the financial year, there was approximately £10,000 in unrestricted cash reserves”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Jane Margaret Shankarchair
James Lewis Holland
LEON MILEHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER FARMER

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

Operates in: Kent · South Africa · Tanzania · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£120k	£115k
31/08/2024	£97k	£123k
31/08/2023	£89k	£110k
31/08/2022	£93k	£105k
31/08/2021	£110k	£92k

Common questions

Is CONNECT CHURCH MAIDSTONE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,732 for the year, with total incoming resources of £120,184 against expenditure of £115,452. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at approximately £10,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months' running costs (approximately £25,000). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£51k
EASTGATE (KENT) LTD	1	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY BROADSTAIRS	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH GILLINGHAM	1	£575
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY KIPPINGTON	1	£520
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SPELDHURST WITH GROOMBRIDGE AND ASHURST	1	£500
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIFE CHURCH - MAIDSTONE.

THE LIFE CHURCH - MAIDSTONE income £254k
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £144k
MAIDSTONE GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £183k
MAIDSTONE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU income £944k
MAIDSTONE ISLAMIC CENTER LIMITED income £178k
JUBILEE CHURCH MAIDSTONE income £342k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONNECT CHURCH MAIDSTONE	£120k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE LIFE CHURCH - MAIDSTONE FY2025	£254k	—	above	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025	£944k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE ISLAMIC CENTER LIMITED FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.