The Chiltern Argus

Analysis

The Chiltern Argus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Chiltern Argus reported income of £11k and spending of £26k, spending 240% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £15k to £11k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Chiltern Argus 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 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Anne's Church, Kew (£11k), The International Monuments Trust (£11k) and The Friends of Pinner Parish Church, St John the Baptist, Pinner (£11k).