THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010

Registered charity 1140259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010

General charitable purposes education/training/accommodation/housing/heritage/relief of poverty

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.5m

Latest spending

£691k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive income of £1,910,589 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a legacy receipt of £2,022,157. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,856,342 and maintains a significant investment portfolio valued at £1,454,921 to support its operations. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Lease payments received from Swale Borough Council for a recreation park held by the Charity. Cllr Jackson is a member of Swale Borough Council.

“During the year lease payments were received totalling £1 (2024 - £1) from Swale Borough Council for a recreation park held by the Charity. This is in respect of a long lease entered in 2010.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Magee Gammon Corporate Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Faversham Almshouses (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£2.5m

Total spending

£691k

Cost of raising funds

£43k

Reserves (reported)

£196k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/12/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/12/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Municipal Charities of Faversham

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£2.5m	£691k
31/12/2024	£492k	£567k
31/12/2023	£414k	£440k
31/12/2022	£470k	£460k
31/12/2021	£482k	£435k

Common questions

Is THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total comprehensive income of £1,910,589 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven largely by a legacy receipt of £2,022,157. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,856,342 and maintains a significant investment portfolio valued at £1,454,921 to support its operations. Per the trustees' report, the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Magee Gammon Corporate Limited.

Who funds THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010 as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2023	£10k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2022	£2k

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
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£84k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£40k
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION	1	£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FAVERSHAM SOCIETY.

THE FAVERSHAM SOCIETY income £1.2m
HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £202k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST income £4.1m
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES OF DOVER income £447k
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST income £269k
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FAVERSHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES 2010	£2.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAVERSHAM SOCIETY FY2025	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026	£202k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£4.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES OF DOVER FY2024	£447k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt

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