Chailey Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Chailey Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03769775). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Chailey Heritage Foundation reported income of £11.8m and spending of £11.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £14.2m to £11.8m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chailey Heritage Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bison in the Community (£11.7m), Enham Trust (£11.9m) and Options for Supported Living (£11.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,773. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 424 people.