Chalfords Limited

Analysis

Chalfords Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01724781). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chalfords Limited reported income of £4.5m and spending of £3.4m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £4.5m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chalfords Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheltenham YMCA (£4.5m), Jesus House for All Nations (£4.5m) and Oasis Aquila Housing (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 96% and trading 3.8%. Charitable activities took 26% of spending and raising funds 73%. Grants to other organisations totalled £793k. Reserves of £60.6m would cover about 208 months of spending at that rate.