Chance for Children Trust

Analysis

Chance for Children Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chance for Children Trust reported income of £60k and spending of £63k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £60k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chance for Children Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southend Boys' Choir and Southend Girls' Choir CIO (£59k), Verwood Museum Trust (£60k) and Poole Society for Young Musicians (£59k).