The Chirp Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Chirp Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03253764). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chirp Charitable Trust reported income of £553k and spending of £538k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £638k to £553k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Chirp Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include President of the Regimental Institution of the Infantry Training Centre (£553k), Eiris Foundation (£576k) and Circles South West (£548k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £21k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.