--- title: "The Wardens and Assistants of Roch… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent scores 51/100 (Poor). Latest accounts 2025: income £3.9m. Reg 207100." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wardens-and-assistants-of-rochester-bridge-in-the-county-of-kent retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:13:30.424Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## 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 51/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£3.9m total income, 56% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Maidstone · UK-wide · ME1 1SU | Reg [207100](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wardens-and-assistants-of-rochester-bridge-in-the-county-of-kent) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.rbt.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207100) Donate ## How can you give to THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.rbt.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=207100) ## What does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent do? The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent is a registered charity (no. 207100) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 56% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 320 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈7% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-wardens-and-assistants-of-rochester-bridge-in-the-county-of-kent) **In short:** THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT scores 51 out of 100 (2 stars). 56% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent? The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent has a Clarity Score of 51 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 207100. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £3.9m, with 56% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 320 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 51/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 56% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £3.9m Latest year 2025 Reserves 320 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £1.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 47% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)4thpercentile **Scores higher than 4% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 51/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Environment charities5thpercentile **Scores higher than 5% of 460 charities in this cause** · 51/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 320 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 8/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 2% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 5/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 10% | 56% · 1/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 58p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's Clarity Score? 51/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 43/100 Financial Health 5/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight12 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 Reserves (months of cash)320 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth8/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets2% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 5/100 Program expense ratio56% · 1/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency58p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £3.9m | — | | Total expenditure | £6.6m | — | | Charitable activities | £4.0m | 61% | | Fundraising | £2.6m | 39% | | Governance & admin | £104k | 2% | 61%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £6.6m spent - Charitable activities61% · £4.0m - Fundraising39% · £2.6m - Governance2% · £104k ## What trust indicators does The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 12 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 207100 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207100) ### Trustees & officers - Dr ANNE FRANCES HELEN LOGAN since 1997 - Russell John Race since 2004 - RICHARD GEORGE THORNBY since 1997 - PHILIP FILMER since 2011 - Raymond Peter Harris since 2013 - Lars Lemonius since 2018 - Sarah Virginia Hohler since 2021 - RUSSELL GRAHAM COOPER Chair · since 2007 - John Farmer since 2023 - Dr Helen Marie Pascoe since 2023 - Ian Michael Summersgill since 2025 - Alexander John Paterson since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent? Overall score 51/100 (2★) Income £3.9m Cause spend 56% of expenditure Reg number 207100 Scope UK-wide Reserves 320 months Trustees 12 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF ROCHESTER BRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT compare, and where else can you look? 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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 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? + Yes — The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 207100). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207100. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, 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 V1 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 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). 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? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 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? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 44% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 47% of total expenditure at The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Wardens and Assistants of Rochester Bridge in the County of Kent's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission 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 2026-06-24). 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 is listed at Maidstone · UK-wide · ME1 1SU and operates UK-wide, focused on environment. 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 17 July 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.