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THE CHILTERN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1085163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Chiltern Society aims to conserve and protect the natural beauty, environment, and heritage of the 650 square miles of the Chiltern landscape

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£709k
Latest spending
£721k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £9,171 for the year ended 30 June 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £924,487, comprising designated funds of £631,372 and general funds of £293,115, while restricted funds stood at £269,838. The charity maintains a reserves policy requiring liquid funds sufficient to ensure continuity, with no specific monetary target stated.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in the current or prior year.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: an amount sufficient to ensure its continuity (held: £924k)
“The Society's policy on reserves requires that it retain in liquid form an amount sufficient to ensure its continuity.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Chiltern Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

14 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£709k
Total spending
£721k
Cost of raising funds
£96k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£709k£721k
30/06/2024£703k£600k
30/06/2023£866k£882k
30/06/2022£585k£530k
30/06/2021£434k£434k

Common questions

Is THE CHILTERN SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £9,171 for the year ended 30 June 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £924,487, comprising designated funds of £631,372 and general funds of £293,115, while restricted funds stood at £269,838. The charity maintains a reserves policy requiring liquid funds sufficient to ensure continuity, with no specific monetary target stated. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CHILTERN SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE CHILTERN SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHILTERN SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kTowards repairs to Lacey Green Windmill and towards programme costs.
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4kGrant paid or payable
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2023£145k"Community WildBelt (Delivery Stage)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/04/2006£26k"Chiltern Society Development project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/07/2004£22k"The Watercress Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/06/2000£3k"This group encourages high standards of town and country planning and architecture stimulating public interest and encouraging preservation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2000£17k"Ewelme Watercress Beds - Restoration"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£65k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS1£175

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHISLEHURST SOCIETY CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHILTERN SOCIETY£709kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE CHISLEHURST SOCIETY CIO FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILTERNS AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS) AND RELATED CHARITIES FY2024£167k—0above—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SOCIETY FY2024£103k—0unclear—noted
CHILTERN OPEN AIR MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£952k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.