The Chartwell Cancer Trust
Analysis
The Chartwell Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westerham. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05365990). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The Chartwell Cancer Trust reported income of £627k and spending of £618k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £887k to £627k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Chartwell Cancer Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal College of Midwives Trust (£627k), The Sunrise (Sidmouth) Charitable Trust (£627k) and Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (£627k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56% and donations and legacies 44%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £129k. Charitable activities took 16% of spending and raising funds 84%. It employed 15 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 23%
- Legacies 21%
- Charitable activities 56%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The relief of persons suffering from cancer and leukaemia by providing financial support to the Chartwell unit situated in The Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, Kent or such other hospitals or organisations as the trustees may determine, to purchase equipment, and by any other charitable means which the trustees determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal College of Midwives Trust | London | £627k |
| The Sunrise (Sidmouth) Charitable Trust | Bristol | £627k |
| Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East | Petersfield | £627k |
| West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited | Lancashire | £627k |