Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Trust
Analysis
Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wellingborough. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Trust reported income of £45k and spending of £14k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £33k to £45k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henfield Theatre Company (£45k), Tritlington Young Farmers' Club (£45k) and Zenith Youth Theatre Company (£45k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust was set up to distribute funds from the Chelveston Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund to eligible bodies or organisations within the four parishes in which the Wind Farm site lies - Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Dean & Shelton, Hargrave, and Melchbourne & Yelden
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Henfield Theatre Company | West Sussex | £45k |
| Tritlington Young Farmers' Club | Northumberland | £45k |
| Zenith Youth Theatre Company | Bath | £45k |
| Cor Meibion Prysor | Blaenau Ffestiniog | £45k |