The Friars, Aylesford

Registered charity 1068518 Registered since 1998

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

6.7y median 9y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Rev Brendan Grady since 2017
Rev Patrick O'Keeffe since 2017

10.8y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Rev Brendan Grady since 2017
Rev Patrick O'Keeffe since 2017

Portfolio (1)

Rev Michael David Cox since 2024

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Environment/conservation/heritage 3Religious Activities 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Hospitality 2Retail and trade 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£1.9m latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

10.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 8.3 in 2020

30 from 27 in 2020

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

The Carmelite Order General Fund 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Chance for Childhood Similar size; both Human rights
GFA World Similar size; both Human rights
The London Baptist Association Similar size; both Human rights
Children on the Edge Similar size; both Human rights
DE Montfort University Students' Union Similar size; both Human rights

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.thefriars.org.uk
Email	enquiry@thefriars.org.uk
Phone	01622717272
Address	THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD PRIORY, AYLESFORD, ME20 7BX

Finances

£1,694,384 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,369,703	£1,041,381
2022	£1,777,830	£1,579,453
2023	£1,657,389	£1,681,192
2024	£1,864,320	£1,657,289
2025	£1,694,384	£1,741,757

What it does

What

Religious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(A) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.(B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING, AMENITIES AND GROUNDS OF THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/12/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/02/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/06/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2014

Trustees (3)

3trustees

62median age

0aged 70+

Rev Brendan Gradyage band 65-69 since 2017
Rev Michael David Coxage band 55-59 since 2024
Rev Patrick O'Keeffe since 2017

Linked company (Companies House)

The Friars, Aylesford · 03487590 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 23/12/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

The Carmelite Order General Fund 1 shared trustee

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