CHILTERN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 274353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund to apply such funds as they may determine for the benefit of such Charitable Institutions or for such Charitable purposes as they may in their absolute discretion select

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARLTABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SELECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £456,432 against a stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report no funds in deficit and confirm that the investment portfolio increased in value during the period. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: f10,000 (reserves figure: £456k)
“The policy of the trustees is to maintain a cash reserve of f10,000 to ensure funds to pay expenses” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£27k£19k
30/06/2024£31k£21k
30/06/2023£18k£21k
30/06/2022£5k£22k
30/06/2021£5k£22k

Common questions

Is CHILTERN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £456,432 against a stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report no funds in deficit and confirm that the investment portfolio increased in value during the period. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILTERN CHARITABLE TRUST£27k—0above—no doubt
CHILTERN CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WALTER HIGGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£47k—0above—no doubt
THE IAN MAIDENS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£71k—0unclear—no doubt
MERRIMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£539k—0above—no doubt

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