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The Denys Eyre Bower Bequest

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
291203
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 28, 1985
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Chiddingstone Castle
Hill Hoath Road
Chiddingstone
Edenbridge
TN8 7AD

Activities

The primary objective of the Denys Eyre Bower Bequest is the preservation and maintenance of Chiddingstone Castle and its contents, including the collections of the late Denys Eyre Bower, in perpetuity for the benefit of the public.

Objects: The Maintenance And Preservation In Perpetuity For The Benefit Of The Public Of: (I). Chiddingstone Castle And Its Grounds As A Place Of Beauty And Historic And Natural Interest Being The Land With The Buildings Thereon Specified In Part I Of The Schedule To The Said Scheme. (Ii). The Permanent Collections As Items Of Aesthetic, Historic, Or Other Education Value.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Chiddingstone.
Local Authority
Kent

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £423,846 £519,129 - -
Dec. 31, 2023 £393,915 £441,953 - -
Dec. 31, 2022 £422,389 £384,770 - -
Dec. 31, 2021 £811,076 £388,036 £18,161,331 10
Dec. 31, 2020 £373,924 £357,563 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Bower Bequest Trustee Company Limited July 13, 2015