Thames Chase Trust

Analysis

Thames Chase Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Upminster. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05687558). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thames Chase Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £856k to £1.5m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Thames Chase Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust (£1.5m), Action 4 Youth (£1.5m) and The Inland Waterways Association (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, trading 7.9%, donations and legacies 3.7% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £934k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.