Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Benenden Village Trust
- 9 trustees
- Income £103k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Martin Charles Gregor DicksonChair · since 2020
- Christopher Francis Graves ParkinsonTrustee · since 2022
- Julie Mary LewisTrustee · since 2021
- Kent BarkerTrustee · since 2019
- Michael TaylorTrustee · since 2025
- Paul TolhurstTrustee · since 2022
- Peta GrantTrustee · since 2024
- Sally-Ann Barbara MarksTrustee · since 2019
- Thomas DawlingsTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Recreation
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.benendenvillagetrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£103k£78k
- 2025£116k£105k
- 2024£57k£107k
Earlier years
- 2023£58k£97k
- 2022£80k£121k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF BENENDEN IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ANDTO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH CENTRES FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.3.2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BENENDEN IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS
Board analysis
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Martin Charles Gregor Dickson Chair since 2020
- Christopher Francis Graves Parkinson since 2022
- Julie Mary Lewis since 2021
- Kent Barker since 2019
- Michael Taylor since 2025
- Peta Grant since 2024
- Paul Tolhurst since 2022
- Sally-Ann Barbara Marks since 2019
- Thomas Dawlings since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Kent Barker since 2019
- Sally-Ann Barbara Marks since 2019
- Thomas Dawlings since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Martin Charles Gregor Dickson Chair since 2020
- Kent Barker since 2019
- Michael Taylor since 2025
- Peta Grant since 2024
- Paul Tolhurst since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Francis Graves Parkinson since 2022
- Julie Mary Lewis since 2021
- Sally-Ann Barbara Marks since 2019
- Thomas Dawlings since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1176351
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 18 Dec 2017 as amended on 15 Aug 2023 as amended on 31 Jul 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07593 226462 · bvttrust@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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