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Charity Mentors Kent and Medway

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1193618SmardenChildren and youth development
Income£50k2026-03-31
Spending£25ksame year
Spent / received54%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctChildren and youth development
Registered2021CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Charity Mentors Kent and Medway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smarden. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Charity Mentors Kent and Medway reported income of £50k and spending of £25k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £50k (+333%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Charity Mentors Kent and Medway sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harkness Family Foundation (£50k), Iver Community Association (£50k) and Monmouthshire Building Society Charitable Foundation (£50k).

Income and spending

£0£13k£25k£38k£50k2022 Income: £11,5602022 Spending: £6,20120222023 Income: £13,8122023 Spending: £10,06620232024 Income: £17,1142024 Spending: £13,94320242025 Income: £40,7862025 Spending: £16,78120252026 Income: £50,0292026 Spending: £24,6462026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity aims to support the capacity and sustainability of the voluntary sector in the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority. This will be done through the provision of high quality mentoring and other services to their leaders, with the aim of enabling and encouraging clear strategic thinking, planning and action by voluntary sector organisations,

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CharityLocationIncome
The Harkness Family FoundationCornwall£50k
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