The Chalk Cliff Trust

Analysis

The Chalk Cliff Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chalk Cliff Trust reported income of £4.2m and spending of £2.9m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £4.2m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Chalk Cliff Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Positive (£4.2m), The Foster Care Charity (£4.2m) and Keyring-Living Support Networks (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and investments 18%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate.