Staplehurst Free Church

Analysis

Staplehurst Free Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06725987). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Staplehurst Free Church reported income of £138k and spending of £124k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £88k to £138k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Staplehurst Free Church sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter Vineyard Church (£138k), The Simon Community (£138k) and Todmorden Food Drop in (£138k).