Church Langley Community Association
Analysis
Church Langley Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03028439). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Church Langley Community Association reported income of £84k and spending of £93k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £84k (+324%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 351%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Church Langley Community Association sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Conference Trust (£84k), Claygate Village Hall Association (£84k) and The Bowland Charitable Trust (£84k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To maintain and manage a combined Church and Community Centre at Church Langley, Harlow, Essex, in order to enhance the lives of the residents by the provision of leisure and community facilities and to assist the C of E parish of Church Langley and the Eastern Priovince of the URC by the provision of a building suitable for public worship.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Life Conference Trust | Reading | £84k |
| Claygate Village Hall Association | Surrey | £84k |
| The Bowland Charitable Trust | Lancs | £84k |
| The Friends of Shamir (Inner Wellspring) | London | £84k |