Chadacre Agricultural Trust

Analysis

Chadacre Agricultural Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Chadacre Agricultural Trust reported income of £202k and spending of £161k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £242k to £202k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chadacre Agricultural Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association Limited (£200k), Gerald Arthur Rolph Foundation for Historic Preservation and Education (£203k) and Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway Company Limited (£200k).