Chopwell Community Association
Analysis
Chopwell Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05293946). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Chopwell Community Association reported income of £196k and spending of £166k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £88k to £196k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chopwell Community Association sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ypi Counselling (£196k), Dementia Together Wirral (£196k) and Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre (£196k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides community centre facilites to the local community and beyond. Room space is hired out to various organisations. Amongst other things it is used as a polling station, councillor meetings, resident groups, blood donor site. It was also used as a base for victims who were caught up in local flooding within the area last year. It depends on an annual Local Government grant.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ypi Counselling | Hampshire | £196k |
| Dementia Together Wirral | Birkenhead | £196k |
| Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre | Barnsley | £196k |
| Rosie May Foundation | Nottingham | £196k |