Bury St Edmunds Ecumenical Centre Trust
Analysis
Bury St Edmunds Ecumenical Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bury St Edmunds Ecumenical Centre Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £85k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £50k (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 175% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bury St Edmunds Ecumenical Centre Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thorngumbald Barrons AFC (£50k), Saffron Walden Mencap Society (£50k) and St Mary Magdalen's Hospital Almshouse Charity (£50k).
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
The charity's principal activity is to provide a Centre in St John's Street Bury St Edmunds for community and educational use. e.g. dancing, cultural activities, religious activities, Credit Union and many others. Beneficiaries include disadvantaged groups and people with learning disabilites. We also aim to support projects for the relief of poverty particularly in developing countries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thorngumbald Barrons AFC | Hull | £50k |
| Saffron Walden Mencap Society | Essex | £50k |
| St Mary Magdalen's Hospital Almshouse Charity | Colchester | £50k |
| Bedlington Community Centre | northumberland | £50k |