The Friars, Aylesford

Analysis

The Friars, Aylesford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesford. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03487590). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friars, Aylesford reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friars, Aylesford sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Danbury Mission Church (£1.7m), The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (£1.7m) and The Jesmond Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 78%, donations and legacies 14% and charitable activities 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 71%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.