THE CHIMO TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1198696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Chimo Trust is a grant giving charity that provides funding to UK registered charities offering community based activities through the arts, nature or sport as a means to help young people with mental health challenges

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Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,612,099 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has no employees and incurred total running costs equivalent to only 0.6% of average net assets. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.6m; policy: over £10 million)
“At the end of the financial year the Chairty’s net reserves stood at £4,612,099 versus £4,125,982 at the end of the previous year. Chimo has set an objective of growing its reserve base to over £10 million” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)

Total income
£640k
Total spending
£325k
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£4.6m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~170.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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: 3.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£150k£251k
30/04/2024£640k£325k
30/04/2023£5.4m£926k

Common questions

Is THE CHIMO TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,612,099 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has no employees and incurred total running costs equivalent to only 0.6% of average net assets. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited.

Who funds THE CHIMO TRUST CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHIMO TRUST CIO as a grant recipient include THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ADFAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1.8m
THE ADFAL TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ADFAL TRUSTFY2024£0

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHIMO TRUST CIO£150k—0below—no doubt
TOMCHIM FY2025£252k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOIMEL DALIM FY2024£1.6m—0unclear—noted
IMO CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SIMCHA TRUST LIMITED FY2023£119k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI MOISHE TRUST FY2025£219k—0unclear—noted

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