Chichester City Centre Drop-In

Analysis

Chichester City Centre Drop-In is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Chichester City Centre Drop-In reported income of £91k and spending of £78k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £49k to £91k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chichester City Centre Drop-In sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Romanian Orthodox Parish of St John the Baptist and St Alban (£91k), Empowering Communities (£91k) and Phan Foundation (£91k).