THE CHURCH FIELDS CHARITY

Registered charity 217211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal objective is the repair and maintenance of the fabric of the parish church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George, Beckenham, and, after that, furthering the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the said ecclesiastical parish.

Objects

FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH OF ST GEORGE, BECKENHAM

Area of benefit: BECKENHAM

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £241,341, which is below the prior year's level of £288,739. The trustees report that anticipated costs for major church projects considerably exceed these accumulated revenue reserves. However, the charity maintains a substantial endowment fund valued at £2,961,916 to support its long-term objectives.

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 3 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 1
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

NICHOLAS LINDSAY STARTUPchair
Dr Nigel Philip Sykes
KENNETH NIVEN MALIPHANT
Miriam Laila Kimber · trustee of 1 other charity
NOEL CRAVEN
Rev JEREMY BLUNDEN · trustee of 5 other charities
Sarah Jane Phillips

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£146k	£71k
31/12/2024	£83k	£89k
31/12/2023	£77k	£96k
31/12/2022	£323k	£42k
31/12/2021	£66k	£49k

Common questions

Is THE CHURCH FIELDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £241,341, which is below the prior year's level of £288,739. The trustees report that anticipated costs for major church projects considerably exceed these accumulated revenue reserves. However, the charity maintains a substantial endowment fund valued at £2,961,916 to support its long-term objectives. 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
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BECKENHAM PAROCHIAL CHARITY.

BECKENHAM PAROCHIAL CHARITY income £62k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM income £207k
THE CHURCH LANDS income £849k
CHURCHES CONSERVATION income £408k
CHURCH LANDS income £62k
THE CHURCH ESTATE income £50k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHURCH FIELDS CHARITY	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BECKENHAM PAROCHIAL CHARITY FY2025	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM FY2025	£207k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH LANDS FY2025	£849k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCHES CONSERVATION FY2025	£408k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHURCH LANDS FY2025	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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