The Meads Community Centre Trust

Analysis

The Meads Community Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sittingbourne. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Meads Community Centre Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £29k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £32k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Meads Community Centre Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teesmouth Field Centre (£32k), Shropshire Hills Aonb Trust (£32k) and Olden Community Garden (£32k).