The Chetwode Foundation

Analysis

The Chetwode Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Radcliffe on Trent. It was registered in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Chetwode Foundation reported income of £86k and spending of £121k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £84k to £86k (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Chetwode Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Limestone House (Elmton and Creswell Village Company) (£86k), Save the Souls (£86k) and RCCG - the New Creation Assembly for All Nations (£86k).

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.