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4,795 charities work in Kent. 237 are behind with their accounts.

3,476 of them work only in Kent, with a combined income of £923.6m. The share behind with their accounts, 4.9%, is below the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

KentCount
Charities that name Kent as an area of operation4,795
Of which work only here3,476
Behind with their accounts237
  in default two years or more153
Income of the charities that work only here£923.6m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Kent (CSV)

Behind with their accounts, largest first

The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Pact Educational Trust Limited 1053810 £7.1m Accounts overdue 31 August 2025
Age UK Kent Rivers 1133023 £5.6m Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Active Life Limited 1095215 £4.9m Accounts overdue 30 March 2024
The Metro Centre Ltd 1070582 £4.5m Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
ST Christopher's the Hall School, Limited 307917 £3.4m Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Bemix 1205783 £1.5m Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Gillingham Street Angels 1184311 £1.2m Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Curly's Legacy 1182633 £683k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
The Wetland Trust 296531 £627k Accounts overdue 5 April 2024
The Schoolscompany Trust 1192198 £594k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Medical Engineering Resource Unit 269804 £493k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
New School Canterbury Ltd 1180996 £419k In default two years or more 31 August 2022
Abacus Nursery and Childcare Limited 1111536 £379k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
The Pipeline Youth Initiative 1117129 £374k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Carers Choice DGS 1143325 £369k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Shepway Citizens Advice Bureau 1102964 £235k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Mosdos Satmar Limited 1147131 £158k In default two years or more 31 July 2023
Burgoyne Heights Playgroup 1063353 £152k Accounts overdue 30 June 2024
Kingdom Heritage Christian Fellowship 1149249 £150k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints with ST Philip Maidstone and ST Stephen Tovil 1134146 £136k Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Gillingham Gymnasium Association Ltd 1164598 £128k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
River Pre-School Playgroup 1082977 £118k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
East Farleigh Pre-School 1033652 £118k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Chislet and District Pre-School Playgroup 1059734 £112k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
Club Ausome 1187683 £81k Accounts overdue 1 April 2025
Siri Guru Nanak Gurudwara 1106352 £81k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Kent Greyhound Rescue 1138841 £80k Accounts overdue 30 April 2024
Hamstreet and District Sports and Leisure Association 296298 £79k Accounts overdue 31 August 2025
Herne Bay Sports Hub 1180849 £77k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Pilgrims Football Club 1178501 £71k Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
Rainbow Pre-School 1034265 £71k In default two years or more 31 July 2020
North Kent Disabled Foundation 1156874 £69k In default two years or more 30 June 2019
Old Coulsdon Colts Boys Football Club 1010864 £68k Accounts overdue 31 May 2025
Twyford Pre-School 1052236 £61k In default two years or more 31 July 2021
Halls 1919 Foundation 1180645 £57k In default two years or more 30 June 2020
The New Beacon School Parent Association 1094688 £51k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Gravesend Rowing Club 1167701 £50k In default two years or more 30 September 2025
Friends of Junior King's School, Canterbury 1172340 £50k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Rodmersham Village Hall 276032 £50k Accounts overdue 31 December 2024
ST James' Infant and Junior Schools PTA 1147450 £49k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
ST. Peter & ST. Paul's Knanaya Church London 1106878 £48k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Christ Reformed International Ministries 1126280 £48k Accounts overdue 30 November 2024
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Winning Faith Chapel 1179095 £45k Accounts overdue 30 April 2024
Friends of Offham School 1060517 £42k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Cranbrook Primary Out of School Club 1103608 £39k In default two years or more 31 August 2020
Sittingbourne Lions 1167334 £38k In default two years or more 1 April 2018
4TH Sevenoaks (ST Johns) Scout Group 303438 £38k In default two years or more 31 March 2017
The Bookmark Educational Trust Ltd 1157083 £36k In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Masquerade 2k 1114233 £35k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
The Friends of Seal School PTFA 269131 £35k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Friends of Bodsham Church of England Primary School 1122123 £35k Accounts overdue 31 August 2025
The Forward in Folkestone Foundation 1180401 £31k In default two years or more 31 December 2021
Ashford and District Young Farmer's Club 285800 £29k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Cranbrook School Parents' Association 1002558 £28k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
Babybuddy 1152586 £25k In default two years or more 31 March 2015
Light Bearers for Christ 1194572 £24k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
The Center for African Religious Economic and Social Development 1129580 £21k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
1ST Shadoxhurst Scout & Guide Group 1067467 £21k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Tomorrow's Hope 1153093 £20k In default two years or more 4 February 2020
New Romney Unit 615 of the Sea Cadet Corps 1045155 £19k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024

Showing the largest 60 of 237. The CSV has them all.

The largest charities that work only in Kent

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 MHS Homes Limited 1177565 £83.7m
2 Sevenoaks Education Group 1101358 £65.6m
3 The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury 307942 £52.8m
4 Tonbridge School 1097977 £47.1m
5 Benenden School (Kent) Limited 307854 £28.2m
6 The Howletts Wild Animal Trust 1100845 £27.0m
7 The Powell-Cotton Trust 1167318 £19.3m
8 Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent 293968 £18.9m
9 The Marlowe Trust 1179882 £17.7m
10 Canterbury Cathedral 1206913 £13.9m
11 ST Edmund's School Canterbury 1056382 £13.1m
12 Strode Park Foundation for People with Disabilities 227794 £13.0m
13 Leeds Castle Foundation 268354 £12.7m
14 Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance 249972 £12.5m
15 London and South East University Group Students' Union 1183556 £12.4m
16 The Corporation of ST Lawrence College 307921 £12.0m
17 The Heart of Kent Hospice 298164 £11.4m
18 Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust 1154831 £11.2m
19 Somerhill Charitable Trust Limited 1002212 £9.7m
20 Holmewood House School 279267 £9.4m
21 Bethany School 307937 £8.8m
22 Kent Wildlife Trust 239992 £8.4m
23 The Dulwich School Cranbrook 1174358 £8.3m
24 ST Ronan's School (Hawkhurst) 1066420 £8.0m
25 Canterbury Oast Trust 291662 £7.9m

The largest charities working in Kent

Including national charities that name Kent among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 United Church Schools Trust 1016538 £185.2m
2 MHS Homes Limited 1177565 £83.7m
3 The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation 1181012 £80.4m
4 The Whitgift Foundation 312612 £77.1m
5 Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home 206394 £70.3m
6 Sevenoaks Education Group 1101358 £65.6m
7 The King's School of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury 307942 £52.8m
8 Tonbridge School 1097977 £47.1m
9 Mission Aviation Fellowship International 1058226 £44.8m
10 Avante Care and Support Limited 1002727 £44.0m
11 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark 1173050 £33.8m
12 Eltham College 1058438 £33.5m
13 BFBS 233480 £32.3m
14 The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance 249678 £28.5m
15 Church Communities UK 229226 £28.5m
16 Benenden School (Kent) Limited 307854 £28.2m
17 Colfe's School 1109650 £27.7m
18 The Howletts Wild Animal Trust 1100845 £27.0m
19 The Dulwich Schools Trust 312715 £24.6m
20 Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex 1021367 £24.4m
21 The Rotherwick Foundation 1058900 £24.2m
22 The Powell-Cotton Trust 1167318 £19.3m
23 Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent 293968 £18.9m
24 Lingfield College 295598 £17.7m
25 The Marlowe Trust 1179882 £17.7m

What they work on

Education/training 2,302General Charitable Purposes 1,515Religious Activities 990Arts/culture/heritage/science 830Amateur Sport 798The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 709Disability 609Environment/conservation/heritage 606

Areas of operation are what each charity tells the Charity Commission. A charity can name several. How this site counts.