The Chattell Charitable Will Trust

Analysis

The Chattell Charitable Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Chattell Charitable Will Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £21k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £6,008 to £17k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 172% 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 Chattell Charitable Will Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Aid Focus (£17k), The Second Half Foundation (£17k) and Paul Ridd Foundation (£17k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.