# THE DENYS EYRE BOWER BEQUEST

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone, EDENBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** TN8 7AD
- **Phone:** 01892870347
- **Email:** trustees@chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
- **Website:** www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** CHIDDINGSTONE.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £423846 | £519129 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £393915 | £441953 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £422389 | £384770 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £811076 | £388036 | £18161331 | 10 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £373924 | £357563 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Bower Bequest Trustee Company Limited — appointed July 13, 2015