Chafford Gorges Limited

Analysis

Chafford Gorges Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Wigborough. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05189256). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Chafford Gorges Limited reported income of £215k and spending of £209k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £140k to £215k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chafford Gorges Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Landguard and Felixstowe Conservation Trust (£214k), The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust (£215k) and The Banister Charitable Trust (£214k).