Lord's Larder - Chard

Analysis

Lord's Larder - Chard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chard. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lord's Larder - Chard reported income of £19k and spending of £28k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £19k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lord's Larder - Chard sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peter's Fund (Suffolk) (£19k), Compassion Network UK (£19k) and St Omers Trust (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.