Common questions about The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent a good charity? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent scores 51 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 56% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent as a registered charity (charity number 207100). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=207100&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's charity number? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's charity number is 207100. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's charity rating? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent scores 51 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 red flags on this profile: high fundraising costs; very high reserves). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 56% of The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 44% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 47% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent. The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent receive? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent reported £3.9m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-12-04). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent based? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's registered contact address is in Maidstone (ME1 1SU). It tells the regulator it operates in Bexley, Bromley, Kirklees, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, with a focus on environment.
How much is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). 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.
Where does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's money come from? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent reported £3.9m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £3.9m (100%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent? +
The register does not record The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's trustees paid? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent previously called? +
The register lists these previous names for The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent: The Rochester Bridge Trust; The Wardens and Assistants of the Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent; The Wardens and Assistants of the Rochester Bridge Trust in the County of Kent.
When was The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent registered as a charity? +
The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent was entered on the register on 30 May 1962.
How does CharityCompare score The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.