The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00778105). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited reported income of £230k and spending of £232k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £190k to £230k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sevenoaks Almshouse Charity (£230k), The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester (£231k) and The Abbeyfield Wrexham Society Ltd (£228k).