Cheshire Community Council

Analysis

Cheshire Community Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03555199). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheshire Community Council reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.3m (-4.8%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshire Community Council sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£1.3m), Genesis Trust Bath (£1.3m) and Family Holiday Charity (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £589k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.