Chipping Community Land Trust

Analysis

Chipping Community Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08353064). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Chipping Community Land Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £13k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £61k to £21k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chipping Community Land Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Apostolic Church (Mountain of Blessing) (£21k), Rotary Club of Mirfield Trust Fund (£21k) and Comfort Foundation UK (£21k).