Chardon Trust

Analysis

Chardon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llandudno. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chardon Trust reported income of £88k and spending of £80k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £418k to £88k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Chardon Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minehead and Coast Development Trust (£88k), Factory Foundation (£88k) and The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (£88k).