The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (CIO)

Analysis

The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (CIO) reported income of £514k and spending of £368k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £514k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (CIO) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect: North Korea (£514k), Parkplay Ltd (£514k) and The Band Trust (£513k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, investments 15% and trading 3.4%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £249k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.