CHARITY EVALUATION WORKING GROUP (CHEW)
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Objects
THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT IN DIRECT PURSUIT OF THEIR OBJECTS OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND OTHER FACILITIES, SERVICES OR SUPPORT AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEESFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £20,026 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing its total funds from £30,024 to £9,999. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy requires coverage of at least two months of unrestricted expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £9,999 are below this target. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“They consider that such reserves should cover at least two months unrestricted expenditure.”
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 01/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 01/07/2022, 1 day after the 30/06/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Abhishek Velani
- Anaghaa Wagh
- James Noble
- Kandazi Sisya
- Kelly Bradshaw-Walsh
- Kerry McCarthy
- Lisa Muller
- Lucy Victoria Gleave
- Nina Vafea
- Ramya Nadig
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £28k | £48k |
| 31/08/2024 | £25k | £20k |
| 31/08/2023 | £64k | £19k |
| 31/08/2022 | £11k | £20k |
| 31/08/2021 | £5k | £24k |
Common questions
Is CHARITY EVALUATION WORKING GROUP (CHEW) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £20,026 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing its total funds from £30,024 to £9,999. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy requires coverage of at least two months of unrestricted expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £9,999 are below this target. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MARK LEONARD TRUST | 2 | £246k |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £682k |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £496k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY | 1 | £295k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
Charities like this
- FULL FACT
- CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
- THE CHARITY FINANCE GROUP
- DITCH THE LABEL LTD
- THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS
- CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF FUNDRAISING
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY EVALUATION WORKING GROUP (CHEW) | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FULL FACT | £3.1m | £110,000 - £119,999 | 9 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHEFS IN SCHOOLS | £1.5m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| THE CHARITY FINANCE GROUP | £2.0m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| DITCH THE LABEL LTD | £602k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS | £161k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |