The Chalet Trust

Analysis

The Chalet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chalet Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £31k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £168k to £30k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Chalet Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haddenham Beer Festivals Trust (£30k), Avocet Theatre Company (£30k) and Beare Green Community Association (£30k).