Chagford Education and Leisure Trust
Analysis
Chagford Education and Leisure Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Chagford Education and Leisure Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £13k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £18k to £10k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Chagford Education and Leisure Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ridgmont Charity (£10k), The Uckfield University of the Third Age (£10k) and Yate Choral Society (£10k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance education and provide recreational facilities in the interest of promoting young people's self-awareness, social fluency and awareness of the wider community in Chagford and the surrounding area by organising and facilitating meetings and excursions, befriending young people in places where they gather and offering optional opportunity to explore Christian religion and spirituality.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ridgmont Charity | Bedfordshire | £10k |
| The Uckfield University of the Third Age | Uckfield | £10k |
| Yate Choral Society | Bristol | £10k |
| Blackpool Civic Trust | Blackpool | £10k |