Cheshire Without Abuse

Analysis

Cheshire Without Abuse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08508288). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheshire Without Abuse reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £2.3m (-5.7%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshire Without Abuse sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The River Farm Foundation (£2.3m), Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company (£2.3m) and Manan Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 12% and trading 3.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £714k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.

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.