The Batterson-Chivers Foundation

Analysis

The Batterson-Chivers Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Batterson-Chivers Foundation reported income of £36k and spending of £1,439, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £36k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Batterson-Chivers Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Barber's Almshouse Charity (£36k), The Calypso Browning Trust (£36k) and The Countess of Thanet's Almshouse Charity (£36k).