The Chartley Foundation

Analysis

The Chartley Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08686083). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chartley Foundation reported income of £235k and spending of £311k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £156k to £235k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 189% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Chartley Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hyndburn Arts Limited (£235k), The Friends of the Ceredigion Museum (£235k) and The Beckford Tower Trust (£235k).