Chatwin Trust

Analysis

Chatwin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Chatwin Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £26k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £24k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Chatwin Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wick Theatre Company (£24k), Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra (£24k) and Lanner and District Silver Band (£24k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.