The Church Fields Charity
Analysis
The Church Fields Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Church Fields Charity reported income of £146k and spending of £71k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £146k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church Fields Charity sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Gospel Church International (£146k), Manchester Pentecostal Church (£146k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Caversham (£146k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity's principal objective is the repair and maintenance of the fabric of the parish church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George, Beckenham, and, after that, furthering the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the said ecclesiastical parish.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Gospel Church International | Essex | £146k |
| Manchester Pentecostal Church | Manchester | £146k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Caversham | Reading | £146k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin and St Chad, Brewood | Stafford | £146k |