Friends of Teston Church
Analysis
Friends of Teston Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in July 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Teston Church reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £19k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of Teston Church sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holbeach Reading Room (£19k), Stoborough Village Institute (£19k) and Charlie's Star (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To maintain, repair, restore, preserve, improve, beautify and reconstruct for the benefit of the public the fabric of the Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Teston, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, ornaments and other chattels and its churchyard, including the walls, fencing, lychgate, hedges, trees, grass and other landscaping thereof.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach Reading Room | Spalding | £19k |
| Stoborough Village Institute | Dorset | £19k |
| Charlie's Star | Cornwall | £19k |
| Harry Walter Faulkner Charitable Trust | Wimborne | £19k |