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essex community foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Essex Community Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Chelmsford and operates in Essex.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Essex Community Foundation is an independent charitable trust. Founded in 1996, it has built an endowed fund of nearly £50 million, and has awarded over £47 million in grants to community-based voluntary groups in Essex, Southend and Thurrock.By acting as a broker the Foundation helps donors achieve their charitable objectives, and local voluntary groups secure funding for their work.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,875,495
Latest Expenditure
£4,647,609

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,029,194
Charitable Activities £15,197
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,306,104
Other Income £525,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,288,879
Raising Funds £358,730
Governance £138,559
Grants to Institutions £3,354,955
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,875,495£4,647,609£4,288,879£53,624,177£482,33016 / 3
2023£5,333,896£5,018,903£4,708,902£48,905,934£1,462,06016 / 3
2022£5,375,133£5,357,802£5,075,536£47,495,029£482,33015 / 3
2021£4,816,038£5,148,263£4,831,672£51,128,633£1,112,38813 / 5
2020£6,344,640£5,742,450£5,425,107£44,571,341£482,33012 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers