Colchester Gateway Clubs

Analysis

Colchester Gateway Clubs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Colchester Gateway Clubs reported income of £222k and spending of £236k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £190k to £222k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Colchester Gateway Clubs sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Ihsaan Foundation (£222k), Northcott Devon Foundation (£222k) and Therockinr (£222k).

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.