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Kent Afghan Community

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1139386KentReligion
Income£28k2025-03-31
Spending£62ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause39th pctReligion
Registered2010Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Kent Afghan Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kent Afghan Community reported income of £28k and spending of £62k, spending 218% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £28k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kent Afghan Community sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bradford Court Chaplaincy Service (£28k), The Friends of St Augustine's Broxbourne (£28k) and Grace Church Loughborough (£28k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£31k£46k£62k2021 Income: £22,4312021 Spending: £14,54720212022 Income: £23,7802022 Spending: £8,36320222023 Income: £24,6872023 Spending: £10,18020232024 Income: £29,0862024 Spending: £18,65520242025 Income: £28,2182025 Spending: £61,5852025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We are based in Maidstone and Rochester in Kent and our members are all from the Kent area.The charity runs classes in Maidstone and Rochester once a week on Sunday on such activities as English, Farsi, cultural aspects, religion, and the Qur'an. Religious celebrations have been held for Ashura and New Year.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Bradford Court Chaplaincy ServiceWest Yorkshire£28k
The Friends of St Augustine's BroxbourneBroxbourne£28k
Grace Church LoughboroughLeicestershire£28k
The Rangjung Yeshe Oddiyana UK CIOFarnborough£28k