J W Chapman Earlesmere Charitable Trust

Analysis

J W Chapman Earlesmere Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, J W Chapman Earlesmere Charitable Trust reported income of £223k and spending of £231k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £175k to £223k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, J W Chapman Earlesmere Charitable 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worshipful Company of Founders Sexcentenary Appeal Fund (£223k), The Ninesquare Trust (£223k) and Olive Branch Aid (£223k).

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.