Charities in Maidstone
There are 1,169 registered charities based in and around Maidstone. 893 of them (76%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are children and young people, education, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Children and young people374
- Education337
- Arts and heritage129
- Disability120
- Poverty and hardship83
- Older people60
- Environment42
- Mental health29
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 757 of the 1,169. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 728 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Charities for children and young people in Maidstone
5 of the 374 we found.
The Life Church - Maidstone
ME14 · Income £100k to £1m
Provision of spiritual and helpful support: community activities including youth clubs; children's clubs; mothers' and toddlers' clubs; visiting into various prisons in Kent; meetings for all ages; provide…
Maidstone Youth Music Society
ME16 · Income under £10k
The objects of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects of the presentation of publicconcerts and recitals in…
Maidstone Unit 229 of the Sea Cadet Corps
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
To help young people towards responsible adult hood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the royal navy.
St Luke's (Maidstone) Scout Group
ME14 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides training and activities for young people aged 6 years to 14 years by providing a balanced programme of activities to meet the needs of today.
Urban Blue Bus (Maidstone) Ltd
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our Volunteers provide medical triage, first aid as appropriate and a safe haven for visitors to Maidstone night time economy at week ends. During the week we support various health schemes aimed at young people…
Education charities in Maidstone
5 of the 337 we found.
Trinity Pre-school Maidstone
ME14 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides sessional pre-school education for children aged 2.5 years to 5 years.
Maidstone Grammar School Parents' Association
ME18 · Small charity, income under £100k
The object of the Association is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by: developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school; and engaging in…
Petite Ecole Kentoise De Maidstone
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Petite Ecole Kentoise de Maidstone is a Saturday morning subsidiary school opened to bilingual francophone children aged 3 to 16 years old. We aim to support and enhance verbal and written skills as well as develop the…
Samaritans of Maidstone and Weald
ME14 · Small charity, income under £100k
To enable persons in maidstone and the weald of kent and the surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive…
Maidstone Choral Union
ME16 · Income under £10k
Provides facilities for singing, and learning to sing in a choral environment. Provides concerts of choral music,with full accompaniment with professional orchestra and national status soloists. Provides singers for…
Arts and heritage charities in Maidstone
5 of the 129 we found.
The Maidstone Museums Foundation
ME14 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity holds fundraising events and organised occasional activities to assist the work of Maidstone's museums and create greater access to their collections. The charity operates a Friends scheme and applies for…
The Maidstone U3a
ME14 · Income under £10k
U3A meet monthly at a hall in Maidstone town centre, with visiting speakers giving talks on a variety of subjects. There are 190 members, with some 30 interest groups, who also meet monthly, generally in members homes,…
The Maidstone Singers
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Maidstone Singers seek to promote education in and understanding of music through concerts, and tours. It regularly performs with children and young adults, and supports local charities through the proceeds of its…
The Old Barn Orchestral Society
TN12 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are an amateur orchestra, now operating as the Maidstone and Medway Sinfonia, performing up to three concerts per year in the Medway and Maidstone area (in Kent) for the general public.
Julius Lucius Brenchley for Public Museum (The Brenchley Trust)
ME15 · Income under £10k
It is the primary duty of the Trustees to ensure, as far as possible, that the artefacts which make up the Collections accumulated by Julius Lucius Brenchley, and given to Maidstone Museum for the enlightenment of the…
Disability charities in Maidstone
5 of the 120 we found.
Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust
ME15 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide a playschool, Junior Gateway, Holiday club and Senior Gateway club for children/adults with learning disabilities in the Maidstone area.
Maidstone Swimming Club for the Disabled
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The club exists to enable disabled people to benefit from swimming therapy; amongst our disabled members we number those who have suffered strokes, heart operations, back injuries, amputations, multiple sclerosis,…
The Rotary Club of Maidstone Charity Trust Fund
ME15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our charity supplements and supports the main activities of our parent rotary club and in particular our community service committee. We seek to make donations both to worthy local charities and to worldwide rotary…
Greenbanks Care Trust
ME13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity supports people with learning disabilities to live happy and fulfilling lives by the provision of accommodation, sustenance, education, training and care, to enable the beneficiaries to contribute as far as…
Phoenix Autism Centre Tonbridge (P.a.c.t.)
TN12 · Income under £10k
PACT was set up to relieve the needs of children with autism by supporting autistic children, their parents and carers at Cage Green primary school.
Poverty and hardship charities in Maidstone
5 of the 83 we found.
The Parachute Regimental Association Maidstone Branch
ME16 · Income under £10k
To pursue the objects of the main chairity, ie The Parachute Regimental Association.
Maidstone Relief in Need Charities
ME15 · Income under £10k
To relieve, either generally or individually, persons resident in the former Borough of Maidstone who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter
ME16 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide a Winter Shelter for the homeless in Maidstone. This includes a hot meal and a social evening provided by a host of volunteers; a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. During their stay, the Guest…
The Jayar Components Charitable Trust
ME20 · Income under £10k
The charity is to receive donations from a family owned company Jayar Components Ltd (Reg No. 01289333). The Trustees will then at six monthly meetings decide on the distribution of funds to individuals or organisations…
Marden Community CIO
TN12 · Income under £10k
Relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in Marden Parish by making grants of money for providing or paying for items, services or facilities
Charities for older people in Maidstone
5 of the 60 we found.
Maidstone Active Retirement Association
ME15 · Income under £10k
The Charitable purposes of Maidara are for the public benefit to (a) advance education and (b) promote good health and wellbeing in particular but not exclusively by providing activities that have a beneficial effect on…
Mccabe Day Centre Group
TN12 · Income under £10k
Provision of lunches and other social activity for older people
Ludwell's Eleemosynary and Apprenticing Charity
TN27 · Income under £10k
Gives grants of money at Christmas for older people living in Charing and Charing Heath.
Bearsted and District University of the Third Age
ME9 · Income under £10k
A charity for the advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who have retired from fulltime work, including associated benefits conducive to learning and personal development in…
K Ying Chinese Elderly Association
ME7 · Income under £10k
To provide day care service to the Chinese Elderlys in Medway and the surrounding areas.
Small charities in Maidstone
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
The Friends of Saint Mary's, Lenham
ME17 · Small charity, income under £100k
Local village fund raising. Village events end personal donations. Fundraising for St Mary's Church Lenham , building repairs and maintenance..
Gravesham Choral Society
ME20 · Small charity, income under £100k
To Stage various choral music concerts throughout the year
Egerton Village Hall
TN27 · Small charity, income under £100k
We offer facilities for our village residents and surrounding areas to hire for social and recreation purposes.
Fant Community Hall
ME16 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision & maintenance of Community Hall for use of the inhabitants of Fant & Surrounding Areas without distinction of political, religious, or other opinions, including use for: Meetings, lectures & classes, Other…
Chalkdown Group Riding for the Disabled Association
TN12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Based in Staplehurst, Kent, the Group provides therapeutic riding sessions for adults and children in the community with a broad range of physical and mental disabilities. Although part of the National Riding for the…
St Michael's Maidstone Ptfa
ME16 · Income under £10k
School PTFA
Little Acorns (Oaklands)
ME5 · Small charity, income under £100k
Childcare facilities during term time for children aged 2 until they they start nursery school at 3 years.
Bmat
ME17 · Small charity, income under £100k
Seeks to protect and enhance the environment in and around Boughton Monchelsea
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How many charities are there in Maidstone?
There are 1,169 registered charities based in and around Maidstone. 893 of them (76%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in Maidstone work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (374), education (337), and the arts and heritage (129). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 757 of the 1,169, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Maidstone?
Local charities in and around Maidstone have 14,463 volunteers between them. That's what 728 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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