CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF TESTON CHURCH

Registered charity 1204111 · organisation 5223496

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
26 July 2023
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£18,716
Latest expenditure
£18,591
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE GABLES, CHURCH STREET, TESTON, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5AG

02 Activities

What the charity does

To maintain, repair, restore, preserve, improve, beautify and reconstruct for the benefit of the public the fabric of the Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Teston, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, ornaments and other chattels and its churchyard, including the walls, fencing, lychgate, hedges, trees, grass and other landscaping thereof.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£18,716
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,591
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£21,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,525

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
13 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£18,716
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,591
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£21,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,525
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF TESTON CHURCH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2023-07-26T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 01 AUG 2023
Charitable Objects
TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RESTORE, PRESERVE, IMPROVE, BEAUTIFY AND RECONSTRUCT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL IN TESTON, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD, INCLUDING THE WALLS, FENCING, LYCHGATE, HEDGES, TREES, GRASS AND OTHER LANDSCAPING THEREOF.
Area Of Benefit
LOCAL