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Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter (number 1156735) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter do?
To provide a Winter Shelter for the homeless in Maidstone. This includes a hot meal and a social evening provided by a host of volunteers; a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. During their stay, the Guest can obtain advice and help to find permanent housing, making contact with family members and assistance with other inter agency facilities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter
Answers Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's highest-paid staff paid?
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter yet?
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Is Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter as a registered charity (number 1156735) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's charity number?
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's charity number is 1156735. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1156735?
Search 1156735 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter do?
To provide a Winter Shelter for the homeless in Maidstone. This includes a hot meal and a social evening provided by a host of volunteers; a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. During their stay, the Guest can obtain advice and help to find permanent housing, making contact with family members and assistance with other inter agency facilities.
Does Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter?
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's website listed in our register data is http://www.maidstoneshelter.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter?
The register records Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's trustees paid?
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter registered as a charity?
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter was entered on the register on 17 April 2014.