Christleton Institute

Analysis

Christleton Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christleton Institute reported income of £11k and spending of £18k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,614 to £11k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Christleton Institute sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 6th Hove Scout Group (£11k), Gang Warily Scout & Guide HQ (£11k) and Pyrford Guide and Scout Parents Association (£11k).