The Margaret Chattell Trust

Analysis

The Margaret Chattell Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Margaret Chattell Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £96k, spending 548% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £27k to £18k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 180% 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 Margaret Chattell Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guiseley Senior Citizens Association (£18k), The Rickfield Trust (£18k) and Oak Field Old Student Association CIO (£18k).