# Tenterden Church Schools Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 307571 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/307571)
- Latest income: £4,069; spending £1,024
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kent
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tenterden-church-schools-charity

To provide benefits to schools, including C of E Sunday Schools, and to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 years who or whose parents live (effectively) in Tenterden, St. Michaels or Smallhythe, or such persons who have been to school there, and are in need of financial assistance.Currently activities are restricted to providing bibles to junior school leavers.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £4,069 | £1,024 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,947 | £1,712 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £3,730 | £4,791 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £3,488 | £700 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £519 | £662 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the local education authority for any school in or substantially serving the area of benefit as may from time to time be agreed between the trustees and the governors of the school concerned after consultation with the said authority (for further details see clause 24 of the scheme)

## What it funds

Tenterden Church Schools Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and religious activities for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Tenterden Church Schools Charity reported income of £4,069 and spending of £1,024. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £8,889 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Tenterden Church Schools Charity in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Tenterden Church Schools Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Tenterden Church Schools Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Tenterden Church Schools Charity fund?

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

### Does Tenterden Church Schools Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Tenterden Church Schools Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Tenterden Church Schools Charity give each year?

The register does not break out Tenterden Church Schools Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £1,024. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,778 a year.

### How large is Tenterden Church Schools Charity?

In its latest reported year Tenterden Church Schools Charity reported income of £4,069 and spending of £1,024.


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