The Champniss Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Champniss Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Champniss Charitable Trust reported income of £149k and spending of £296k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £149k (-93%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Champniss Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McGrath Taylor Family Charitable Trust (£148k), King Edward Hall (£149k) and The Rothes Charitable Trust (£148k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust fund is held for the benefit or furtherance of such charitable institution or charitable purposes in such manner and (if more than one) in such shares as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| McGrath Taylor Family Charitable Trust | Bristol | £148k |
| King Edward Hall | West Sussex | £149k |
| The Rothes Charitable Trust | London | £148k |
| The Helen Roll Charity | Oxford | £149k |