Community Base

Analysis

Community Base is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sussex. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03121688). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Base reported income of £584k and spending of £692k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £407k to £584k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Community Base sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clarkson Foundation (£582k), Wates Foundation Limited (£584k) and Highway One Trust (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 4.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £233k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.