BECKENHAM PAROCHIAL CHARITY

Registered charity 213912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary purposes of the Charity are: to provide and maintain good housing for needy people in Beckenham and Penge, grants of money for relief in need, hardship or distress of residents of Beckenham and Penge, or to former almshouse residents and grants of money for the promotion of education of young persons living in Beckenham and Penge.

Objects

1. IN MAINTAINING THE CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE FUND AND EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR FUND; 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF HE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; 3. IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN OR NEAR THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BECKENHAM OR PENGE, IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEME).

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF BECKENHAM OR PENGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £68,214 for the year, primarily driven by a £54,447 property refurbishment cost. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total net assets of £1,781,087, with unrestricted funds of £529,317 and significant investment holdings valued at £1,751,313.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• KATHRYN STRACHANchair
• Cathy Baker
• David Jackson
• Mary Elliott
• ROBIN MITCHELL
• Rebecca Claire Day · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev JEREMY BLUNDEN · trustee of 5 other charities
• Sarah Mary Gray · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Wells

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

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