Buckland Chapel Trust

Analysis

Buckland Chapel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yelverton. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07642092). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Buckland Chapel Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £9,301, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £69k to £12k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Buckland Chapel Trust sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Joan Lamb Charitable Trust (£12k), St Bartholomew's Nympsfield (Mills Bequest) (£12k) and Idle Spiritualist Church (£12k).