John Storer Charnwood

Analysis

John Storer Charnwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04155933). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, John Storer Charnwood reported income of £881k and spending of £950k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £721k to £881k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, John Storer Charnwood sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Narthex Sparkhill (£872k), Oswin Projects (£885k) and Sure and Firm Foundations (£869k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, trading 28% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £747k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.