Chescombe Trust Limited

Analysis

Chescombe Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02585927). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chescombe Trust Limited reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.4m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chescombe Trust Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for Deafness (£2.4m), Share Community Limited (£2.4m) and Acorn Community Care (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £961. It employed 52 people.