Community360

Analysis

Community360 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04426567). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community360 reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.6m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.8m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community360 sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bows and Arrows (£2.8m), Safer Merthyr Tydfil Limited (£2.8m) and Bounce Back Foundation (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 28% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £578k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.

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