Community Action Redbridge

Analysis

Community Action Redbridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02569614). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Action Redbridge reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £911k to £1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Action Redbridge sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute of Commercial Management Limited (£1.1m), Protect (Whistleblowing Advice) Limited (£1.1m) and Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £537k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.