The Old Chapel Community Project
Analysis
The Old Chapel Community Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Old Chapel Community Project reported income of £18k and spending of £24k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £126k to £18k (-86%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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 Old Chapel Community Project sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd East Leake Scout Group (£18k), Oak Cottage Primary School Parents, Staff and Friends Association (PSFA) (£18k) and East Boldon Schools PTA (£18k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide and maintain The Old Chapel in Gotherington as a community facility for the benefit and use of the inhabitants of Gotherington, Woolstone and Oxenton and the surrounding area for the purpose of meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation. To advance local charitable purposes by the making of grants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd East Leake Scout Group | East Leake | £18k |
| Oak Cottage Primary School Parents, Staff and Friends Association (PSFA) | West Midlands | £18k |
| East Boldon Schools PTA | Tyne And Wear | £18k |
| Bletchley Milton Keynes Lions Club (CIO) | Leighton Buzzard | £18k |