The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust

Analysis

The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £57k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £40k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 21st Coventry (Eastern Green) Scout Group (£40k), The City and University of Cambridge Masonic Charitable Trust (£40k) and Friends of Ladybankes Association (£40k).

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.