The Chipstead Village Preservation Society

Analysis

The Chipstead Village Preservation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coulsdon. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 March 2025, The Chipstead Village Preservation Society reported income of £94k and spending of £7,987, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £94k (+776%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 282%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Chipstead Village Preservation Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chipstead Village Preservation Society (£94k), Monken Hadley Common Trust (£94k) and Plot 22 (£94k).