THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 284909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants made to a number of churches on the Romney Marsh for the work of repairs, maintenance and restoration of the fabric and curtilage and for the undertaking of physical improvements, alterations and additions of the said churches including the installation of basic facilities.

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Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,369,415, with unrestricted funds standing at £77,866. The trustees consider these unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover estimated grant payments and governance costs for the following year. The charity reported a net decrease in funds before investment gains, but overall net assets grew due to significant unrealized gains on its investment portfolio.

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: £78k; policy: sufficient to make grant payments in 2026, estimated at £80,000, and ensure that there are sufficient funds of, say, £50,000 to cover support and governance costs)

“At 31 December 2025 the balance of the Trust's unrestricted funds amounting to £78,000 (2024 - £67,000) is considered by the Trustees to be sufficient to achieve this aim.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER DAVID ANWYL-HARRISchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Celia Ann Heritage · trustee of 1 other charity
Charles Edmund Garrett · trustee of 1 other charity
David Andrew Rees Williams
Dr NICHOLAS PAYNE HUDD · trustee of 2 other charities
GEORGE WARREN STAPLE · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Maple · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Winifred Mary Sloman · trustee of 1 other charity
JOANNA THOMPSON · trustee of 1 other charity
JUDGE GRAHAM JOHN MAPLE
Rev PATRICIA LILY MARGARET FOGDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Vyvienne Yvonne Alexandra Corley Wade · trustee of 1 other charity
William David Charles Barham · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£82k	£119k
31/12/2024	£118k	£125k
31/12/2023	£91k	£122k
31/12/2022	£333k	£51k
31/12/2021	£138k	£119k

Common questions

Is THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,369,415, with unrestricted funds standing at £77,866. The trustees consider these unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover estimated grant payments and governance costs for the following year. The charity reported a net decrease in funds before investment gains, but overall net assets grew due to significant unrealized gains on its investment portfolio. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.