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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe?
Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£107,280
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£80,438
Registered charity number
1199989
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
High Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe (number 1199989) 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 The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe do?
Religious activities
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe
Answers The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's highest-paid staff paid?
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 does not record The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
The High Weald Churches
Previous names on the register
Benefice of Penshurst, Fordcombe and the Chiddingstone Churches
Where it says it operates
Kent
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
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 The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe registered for?
Religious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe as a registered charity (number 1199989) 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 The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's charity number?
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's charity number is 1199989. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1199989?
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What does The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe do?
Religious activities
Does The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe. 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 The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe?
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe?
The register does not record The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's trustees paid?
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe: Benefice of Penshurst, Fordcombe and the Chiddingstone Churches.
When was The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe registered as a charity?
The Benefice of Penshurst and Fordcombe was entered on the register on 8 August 2022.