Chayah Development Project

Analysis

Chayah Development Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 October 2025, Chayah Development Project reported income of £171k and spending of £146k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £190k to £171k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chayah Development Project sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West London Equality Centre (£171k), Clasp (Caring, Listening and Supporting Partnership) (£171k) and Metro Kids Africa (£170k).