Chem Trust
Analysis
Chem Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05933897). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Chem Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £839k to £1.5m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chem Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Read for Good (£1.5m), Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds (£1.5m) and Brent Centre for Young People (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
CHEM Trust works to protect humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals CHEM Trust's vision is a world where humans and wildlife co-exist with a sustainable chemical industry, and where chemicals play no part in causing impaired reproduction, deformities, disease, or deficits in neurological function.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Read for Good | Stroud | £1.5m |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds | County Hall | £1.5m |
| Brent Centre for Young People | London | £1.5m |
| The Monastery of St Francis Gorton Trust Ltd | Manchester | £1.5m |