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Map of charities and companies in Folkestone and Hythe
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Folkestone and Hythe and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- The Howletts Wild Animal Trustincome £30.8m · 5 trustees
- Mission Aviation Fellowship Ukincome £17.2m · 7 trustees
- Creative Folkestoneincome £3m · 10 trustees
- Etchinghill Golf Trustincome £2.2m · 7 trustees
- The Aspinall Foundationincome £2m · 2 trustees
- Age Uk Hythe, Lyminge and Ashfordincome £1.6m · 11 trustees
- The Sports Trustincome £1.4m · 9 trustees
- Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charityincome £1.3m
- 'tynwald' Residential Home for The Elderly, Hytheincome £1.3m · 4 trustees
- The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fundincome £1.3m · 4 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeSecondary · 1,314 pupils
- The Folkestone School for GirlsSecondary · 1,145 pupils
- The Marsh AcademySecondary · 1,019 pupils
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary · 1,005 pupils
- Turner Free SchoolSecondary · 997 pupils
- Folkestone AcademySecondary · 936 pupils
- The Beacon FolkestoneNot applicable · 469 pupils
- Folkestone PrimaryPrimary · 460 pupils
The council
- Folkestone and HytheCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
304 charities are registered here; the 285 that report income have a combined income of £83.4m and a median of £18,540. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (31)
Folkestone and Hythe has 31 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 31 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Walker | Labour and Co-operative Party | Broadmead |
| Mike Blakemore | Green Party | Cheriton |
| Polly Blakemore | Green Party | Cheriton |
| Rebecca Shoob | Green Party | Cheriton |
| Adrian Ashley Lockwood | Labour Party | East Folkestone |
| Connor Andrew McConville | Labour Party | East Folkestone |
| Jackie Meade | Labour Party | East Folkestone |
| Abena Akuffo-Kelly | Labour Party | Folkestone Central |
| Laura Davison | Labour Party | Folkestone Central |
| Liz McShane | Labour Party | Folkestone Central |
| Bridget Chapman | Labour Party | Folkestone Harbour |
| Nicola Keen | Labour Party | Folkestone Harbour |
| Anita Jones | Green Party | Hythe |
| Jim Martin | Green Party | Hythe |
| Rich Holgate | Green Party | Hythe |
| Jeremy Speakman | Green Party | Hythe Rural |
| John Wing | Green Party | Hythe Rural |
| David Wimble | Independent | New Romney |
| Paul David Thomas | Independent | New Romney |
| David Godfrey | Conservative and Unionist Party | North Downs East |
| James Butcher | Green Party | North Downs East |
| Stephen Scoffham | Green Party | North Downs East |
| Elaine Martin | Green Party | North Downs West |
| Jenny Hollingsbee | Conservative and Unionist Party | North Downs West |
| Liz Grant | Conservative and Unionist Party | Romney Marsh |
| Tony Cooper | Labour and Co-operative Party | Romney Marsh |
| Tony Hills | Conservative and Unionist Party | Romney Marsh |
| Gary Fuller | Liberal Democrats | Sandgate & West Folkestone |
| Tim Prater | Liberal Democrats | Sandgate & West Folkestone |
| Alan Martin | Conservative and Unionist Party | Walland & Denge Marsh |
| Clive Goddard | Conservative and Unionist Party | Walland & Denge Marsh |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 285 largest charities here with trustee data, 88 are linked to at least one other through 83 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- The Southlands Almshouse Charity and Cecilia Pearson10 shared board members
- The Southlands Almshouse Charity and Charity for Almshouses (1-4 Elizabeth Cottages)10 shared board members
- The Southlands Almshouse Charity and Southland's Educational Charity10 shared board members
- Cecilia Pearson and Charity for Almshouses (1-4 Elizabeth Cottages)10 shared board members
- Cecilia Pearson and Southland's Educational Charity10 shared board members
- Charity for Almshouses (1-4 Elizabeth Cottages) and Southland's Educational Charity10 shared board members
- Lydd Youth Set and Trust Property in Connection with Lydd Youth Set5 shared board members
- Lyminge Pre School and Lyminge Preschool Cio5 shared board members
- The Sheppey Academy Endowment Fund and The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust4 shared board members
- The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Folkestone Holy Trinity with Christ Church and Friends of The Music of Holy Trinity Folkestone3 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.