The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust

Analysis

The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £135k to £11k (-92%), an average of -47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mount Trust (£11k), Clevedon Christadelphians (£11k) and London Outreach Church Community Trust (£11k).