The Chiltern Centre Limited
Registered charity 1101218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHILTERN CENTRE, THE CHILTERN CENTRE FOR DISABLED CHILDREN LIMITED
The provision of respite care and associated services to young people and their families
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £123,305 in 2025, supported by strong occupancy levels and careful financial management. Per the trustees' report, the charity exited the year with a cash balance of £1.63m and unrestricted reserves of £1.78m, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' running costs (£310k). The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (79% of income)
“income from charitable activities (services provided) of £1041k”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.8m)
“set a policy which makes provision for free reserves equivalent to three months running costs for the charity. Three months running costs are currently deemed to be c£310k by the trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to trustee-owned company for training
“During the year payments were made to a company owned by one of the trustees, for training services, to an amount of £25,344 (2024: £19,574). Transactions were conducted at arm’s length.” — page 29
“Fundraising income was received through trustees’ participation in fundraising events to an amount of £55 (2024: £800).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fundraising income via trustee participation
“During the year payments were made to a company owned by one of the trustees, for training services, to an amount of £25,344 (2024: £19,574). Transactions were conducted at arm’s length.” — page 29
“Fundraising income was received through trustees’ participation in fundraising events to an amount of £55 (2024: £800).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Chiltern Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BUCKLE, David John — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
- GEDLING, Jonathan Martin — director, appointed 23/10/2025on trustee list
- BOYD, Sangita — director, appointed 15/07/2022on trustee list
- VENABLES, Paul — director, appointed 22/01/2020on trustee list
- HADDOCK, David Jonathan — director, appointed 23/05/2018on trustee list
- STEEL, Nicholas Charles Thomas — director, appointed 02/12/2016on trustee list
- HADDOCK, David — secretary, appointed 31/07/2020
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Chiltern Centre Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 19/07/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£122k
Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Chiltern Centre: Good (06/08/2021) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Chiltern Centre Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £123,305 in 2025, supported by strong occupancy levels and careful financial management. Per the trustees' report, the charity exited the year with a cash balance of £1.63m and unrestricted reserves of £1.78m, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' running costs (£310k). The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds The Chiltern Centre Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The Chiltern Centre Limited as a grant recipient include THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY, JOHN HODGES' TRUST FOR HARPSDEN HALL, THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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