The Chelsea Centre Ltd

Analysis

The Chelsea Centre Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03288617). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Chelsea Centre Ltd reported income of £644k and spending of £837k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £613k to £644k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Chelsea Centre Ltd sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (£644k), The James Cook University Hospital Voluntary Services Council (£644k) and Cave Rescue Organisation (£644k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67% and charitable activities 28%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.

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.