The Chaffield Shaw Trust
Analysis
The Chaffield Shaw Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chaffield Shaw Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £20k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £53k to £12k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Chaffield Shaw Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lipson Vale Trust (£12k), Friends of Stanwell Fields (£12k) and The Eastbourne Rotary Benevolent Fund (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust makes grants to individuals, organisations and other charities to provide funds for charitable purposes generally but particularly for the relief of poverty and the advancement of education and healthcare.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lipson Vale Trust | Plymouth | £12k |
| Friends of Stanwell Fields | Middlesex | £12k |
| The Eastbourne Rotary Benevolent Fund | East Sussex | £12k |
| Hogsthorpe Village Hall | Skegness | £12k |