The Chichester Society

Analysis

The Chichester Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Chichester Society reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,028 to £11k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Chichester Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Peter's Cassington (£11k), The Friends of St Bartholomew's Church Lostwithiel (£11k) and St Mary's Hadleigh Church Trust (£11k).