Earl of Chester's Fund

Analysis

Earl of Chester's Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Earl of Chester's Fund reported income of £330k and spending of £452k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £204k to £330k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Earl of Chester's Fund sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yesbe Limited (£330k), Drayton Village Hall (£334k) and The Atrato Foundation (£330k).