BENSTED'S CHARITY

Registered charity 287497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BENSTEAD'S CHARITY

GRANTS MADE TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF OLD, SICK AND INFIRM PERSONS, AND FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.APPLICANTS MUST LIVE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY THE TWENTY-FOUR PARISHES EAST OF TEYNHAM WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE BOROUGH OF SWALE.

Objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT (THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA BEING HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE SAID INHABITANTS"); (2) THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AMONG THE SAID INHABITANTS; (3) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; (4) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (5) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT OF A NATURE SIMILAR TO ANY OF THOSE HEREINBEFORE SPECIFIED) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH PURPOSES SHALL EXTEND TO THOSE PURPOSES FOR WHICH PROVISION IS MADE OUT OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS, ONLY IF AND TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES FURTHER PROVISION (IN ADDITION TO THOSE MADE OUT OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS) CAN PROPERLY BE MADE FOR SUCH PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: AREA OF THE FORMER FAVERSHAM UNION

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,474,888, driven by a surplus of income over expenditure of £7,778. The charity maintains investment funds valued at £1,440,727 and holds unrestricted income funds of £34,161. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating compliance with accounting records and statutory requirements.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cllr Claire Martinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANDREW BOWLES
• ANDREW HAROLD OSBORNE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alexandra Rosemary Eyre
• Cllr Ben Jonathan Martin
• Cllr Hannah Amanda Perkin
• Cllr Kieran Joseph Michael Golding
• David Henry Seymour Simmons · trustee of 3 other charities
• MR MICHAEL COSGROVE

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

Operates in: Kent

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