Elder Yard Chapel

Analysis

Elder Yard Chapel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Elder Yard Chapel reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,192 to £13k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Elder Yard Chapel sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celestial Church of Christ St Emmanuel Parish (£13k), West Tytherley Former Teachers House Charity (£13k) and Tunbridge Wells Street Pastors (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.