Benenden Village Trust

Analysis

Benenden Village Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Benenden Village Trust reported income of £103k and spending of £78k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £80k to £103k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Benenden Village Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateshead Indoor Bowling Club (£103k), BST Mma Academy (£103k) and Malhamdale Agricultural and Horticultural Society (£103k).