The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe

Analysis

The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe reported income of £107k and spending of £80k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £171k to £107k (-37%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Berean Publishing Trust CIO (£107k), Transformations Leeds (£107k) and Providence Baptist Chapel, Cheltenham (£107k).