# THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 284909
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 14, 1982
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=284909


## Contact

- **Address:** Red Court, Woodland Rise, Seal, SEVENOAKS, Kent
- **Postcode:** TN15 0JB
- **Phone:** 01732764068
- **Email:** treasurer@romneymarshchurches.org.uk
- **Website:** http://romneymarshchurches.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE FABRIC AND CURTILAGE OF THE CHURCHES OF BRENZETT, BROOKLAND, BURMARSH, DYMCHURCH, EAST GULDEFORD, FAIRFIELD, IVYCHURCH, LYDD, NEWCHURCH, NEW ROMNEY, OLD ROMNEY, ST MARY IN THE MARSH, SNARGATE AND SNAVE AND THE RUINED CHURCHES OF BROOMHILL, EASTBRIDGE, HOPE AND MIDLEY, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND EAST SUSSEX; TO MAKE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS  TO THE SAID CHURCHES, TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF BASIC FACILITIES; TO SUPPORT OTHER RELIGIOUS PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID CHURCHES; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE SAID CHURCHES.

**Activities:** Grants made to a number of churches on the Romney Marsh for the work of repairs, maintenance and restoration of the fabric and curtilage and for the undertaking of physical improvements, alterations and additions of the said churches including the installation of basic facilities.

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECTS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £81987 | £118917 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £118065 | £124951 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £91124 | £122030 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £332754 | £50684 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £138490 | £118869 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PETER DAVID ANWYL-HARRIS** (Chair) — appointed May 26, 2018
- Celia Ann Heritage — appointed Jan. 31, 2020
- Charles Edmund Garrett — appointed Oct. 25, 2024
- David Andrew Rees Williams — appointed Sept. 5, 2020
- Dr NICHOLAS PAYNE HUDD — appointed May 26, 2018
- GEORGE WARREN STAPLE — appointed May 26, 2018
- Heather Maple — appointed Oct. 14, 2022
- Helen Winifred Mary Sloman — appointed Oct. 25, 2024
- JOANNA THOMPSON — appointed May 18, 2019
- JUDGE GRAHAM JOHN MAPLE — appointed May 18, 2019
- Rev PATRICIA LILY MARGARET FOGDEN — appointed May 13, 2017
- Vyvienne Yvonne Alexandra Corley Wade — appointed June 27, 2025
- William David Charles Barham — appointed June 24, 2022