Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association

Analysis

Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bognor Regis. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £439 to £11k (+2413%), an average of +124% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2585%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% 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 Sea Lion Swimming Club (£11k), Olivia Sieff Foundation (£11k) and Happy Hours Club (£11k).

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.