The Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory

Analysis

The Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory reported income of £23k and spending of £24k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7,805 to £23k (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% 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 Princetown Community Centre (£23k), Worthgate, Canterbury Scout Group (£23k) and Goatacre Village Hall (£23k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.