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Bensted's Charity

Benstead's Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
287497
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 28, 1983
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Area Of The Former Faversham Union

Address

Address
THE ALEXANDER CENTRE
15-17 PRESTON STREET
FAVERSHAM
KENT
ME13 8NZ

Activities

GRANTS MADE TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF OLD, SICK AND INFIRM PERSONS, AND FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.APPLICANTS MUST LIVE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY THE TWENTY-FOUR PARISHES EAST OF TEYNHAM WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE BOROUGH OF SWALE.

Objects: (1) The Relief Of Need Of The Inhabitants Of The Area Of Benefit (The Inhabitants Of The Said Area Being Hereinafter Referred To As "The Said Inhabitants"); (2) The Relief Of Distress Among The Said Inhabitants; (3) The Provision And Support (With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life For The Said Inhabitants In The Interests Of Social Welfare) Of Facilities For Recreation Or Other And Leisure Time Occupation; (4) The Provision And Support Of Educational Facilities For The Said Inhabitants; (5) Any Other Charitable Purpose (Whether Or Not Of A Nature Similar To Any Of Those Hereinbefore Specified) For The Benefit Of The Said Inhabitants; Provided Always That Such Purposes Shall Extend To Those Purposes For Which Provision Is Made Out Of Rates, Taxes Or Other Public Funds, Only If And To The Extent To Which In The Opinion Of The Trustees Further Provision (In Addition To Those Made Out Of Rates, Taxes Or Other Public Funds) Can Properly Be Made For Such Purposes.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Kent

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 £39,097 £31,319
June 30, 2024 £42,741 £48,913
June 30, 2023 £38,422 £27,813
June 30, 2022 £28,630 £74,738
June 30, 2021 £23,377 £24,399

Trustees

Name Appointed
Cllr Claire Martin (Chair) Feb. 22, 2022
Andrew Bowles July 25, 2005
Andrew Harold Osborne Aug. 23, 1989
Alexandra Rosemary Eyre May 22, 2025
Cllr Ben Jonathan Martin June 10, 2019
Cllr Hannah Amanda Perkin May 22, 2025
Cllr Kieran Joseph Michael Golding July 25, 2023
David Henry Seymour Simmons May 22, 2025
Mr Michael Cosgrove June 27, 2005