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CHEM TRUST

Registered charity 1118182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHEMICALS HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING TRUST

CHEM Trust works to protect humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals CHEM Trust's vision is a world where humans and wildlife co-exist with a sustainable chemical industry, and where chemicals play no part in causing impaired reproduction, deformities, disease, or deficits in neurological function.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £976,671.10 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately 9 to 10 months of operating costs against a target range of £945,000 to £1,050,637. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net income of £95,950 for the year, funded primarily by grants and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Two employees received emoluments between £60,000-£70,000” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two employees received emoluments between £60,000-£70,000” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 6.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 86,705”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 9 to 10 months of operating costs (held: £977k)
“the trustees recommend that our reserves should fall within the range of £945,000 to £1,050,637, representing approximately 9 to 10 months of operating costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£191k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 12.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.1m
31/12/2022£943k£722k
31/12/2021£839k£697k

Common questions

Is CHEM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £976,671.10 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately 9 to 10 months of operating costs against a target range of £945,000 to £1,050,637. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net income of £95,950 for the year, funded primarily by grants and donations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHEM TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHEM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHEM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, Becht Foundation, THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ORP FOUNDATION, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATIONFY2025£120k
Becht FoundationFY2022£100k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATIONFY2022£90k
Becht FoundationFY2021£75k
Becht FoundationFY2024£75k
Becht FoundationFY2023£75kenvironmental
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40kStopping Harmful Chemicals
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£40kGrants to institutions
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£29kEnvironmental Health - Toxics, chemicals and pollution
THE ORP FOUNDATIONFY2025£21k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kCore costs for hazardous chemicals campaign
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kEnvironmental Sustainability
THE ORP FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kEnvironment
THE ORP FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFY2022£10kEducation
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUSTFY2021£5kEducation
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA29/04/2024£500kTowards towards core costs for UK work and to support the internship programme

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
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS5£522k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION2£379k
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST1—
THE REECE FOUNDATION1£271k
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION1£180k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£93k
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST1£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WILDHEART TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHEM TRUST£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear6.6%no doubt
THE WILDHEART TRUST FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY TRUST FUND FY2024£340k—0above0.0%no doubt
GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHESHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£9.9m——unclear—no doubt

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