GK Church

Registered charity 1175082 · since 2017gkchurch.org.uk·Goudhurst·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£19,810

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£655 to £1,250

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

From the named grants only. A further £5 went in grants the report doesn't itemise.

£1,250

Typical grant (median)

7 published grants

Key takeaways

GK Church's stated geographic focus is Goudhurst Parish (Goudhurst, Kilndown and Curtisden Green in Kent), so a group working elsewhere should check that its work fits before writing.
Its Community Care Fund is for individuals, couples and families in crisis, with up to £300 per applicant, so an organisation's request would not fall under that scheme.
Its seven named grants to organisations have typically been between £655 and £1,250, with a median of £1,250, so a request within that band is the safest guide to size.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to contact the church through the details given and ask how it takes requests.
The record gives no indication of how competitive its giving is or when decisions are made.

Overview

GK Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1175082).

GK Church is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 1175082) whose purpose is promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church. It gives financial help to others, including through the Community Care Fund, which provides temporary assistance to people in crisis or emergency need, and through donations to local, national and international charities as part of its commitment to tithing. Its annual giving was £19,810.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The PCC’s giving combines support for people directly with donations to other organisations. GK Church’s Community Care Fund provides financial assistance to individuals, couples and families in local villages experiencing crisis or emergency need. The church also describes help with basic food and household items and a weekly community lunch. Separately, the PCC says its financial giving includes donations to local, national and international charities as part of its commitment to tithing. Its reported recipients include youth and community organisations, local support services, and faith-based and humanitarian charities, alongside support for a parish lunch club. This shows both direct local care and gifts to organisations across a range of causes.

Themes

Crisis assistance

Geographic Focus

Goudhurst Parish: Goudhurst, Kilndown and Curtisden Green in Kent.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Community Care Fund: It is specifically for those who live within the Goudhurst Parish (villages of Goudhurst, Kilndown and Curtisden Green) or who are regularly connected to, and involved with, either of our two churches of St Mary’s Goudhurst and Christ Church Kilndown, known as GK Church.

Applying again: Community Care Fund: Repeat applications over the limit of £300 from the same applicant or household will be accepted only in exceptional circumstances and may be rejected.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Goudhurst

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to GK Church.

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of WadhurstNo public processGave £14,500 Chelsfield: St Martin of ToursNo public processGave £6,213 Rudgwick Parish ChurchNo public process The Parish of Sutton with SeafordNo public processGave £12,750 St Philips Church, W8RollingGave £1,432 St. Andrew's ChurchNo public processGave £1,121 Bramhall Parish ChurchNo public process St Mary's Church, Saffron WaldenNo public processGave £10,179 St Peter's PrestburyNo public processGave £7,240 Redditch Holy TrinityNo public process

Grants

7 published grants analysed · median £1,250

How much do they typically give?

Share of 7 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size

Under £1k14%

£1k–£2.5k86%

Median £1,250 (year to 31 December 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Goudhurst Scouts
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
Lend With Care
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
Maidstone Samaritans
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
Porchlight
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
Street Pastors - Tunbridge Wells
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
TearFund
£1,250year to 31 December 2025
Lunch Club - Hire of Parish Hall
£655year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£5).

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£220,927	£279,783	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£310,227	£245,337	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£243,011	£233,212	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£268,944	£287,789	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£284,343	£295,251	£19,810	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.