# St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1096839 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1096839)
- Website: https://www.stmarysheritagetrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £15k; spending £572
- What it funds: Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kent
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/st-marys-westerham-heritage-trust

To promote for public benefit by preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, replacement and improvement of:(i) the heritage and fabric of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westerham in the Diocese of Rochester including its various attachments, and(ii) the churchyard, its boundaries and ancient monuments.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £15k | £572 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £20.5k | £13.5k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £22.3k | £35.3k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £6,049 | £278 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £5,903 | £294 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The charity's objects ("the objects") are to promote for the public benefit by the preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, replacement and improvement of:-(i) The Heritage and fabric of the parish church of st mary the virgin, Westerham in the diocese of rochester, including but not limited to its buildings, bells, organ, monuments, memorials, fittings, fixtures, installations, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels and(ii) the churchyard, its boundary walls, gates, tombs, monuments and memorials.

## What it funds

St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £572. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £49.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (stmarysheritagetrust.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent.

### Does St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust give each year?

The register does not break out St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2025 was £572. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,979 a year.

### How large is St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust?

In its latest reported year St Mary'S Westerham Heritage Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £572.


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