Southend United Community Foundation
Analysis
Southend United Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05074505). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Southend United Community Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £994k to £1.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southend United Community Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (UK) (£1.2m), Al-Hurraya (£1.2m) and Migrants Organise Ltd (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and donations and legacies 24%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £41k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 24%
- Charitable activities 75%
- Trading 0.7%
In the charity's own words
For the benefit of the public generally and in particular South Essex and its surrounding area:1 - to promote community participation in healthy recreation through sport; 2 - to provide / help provide facilities for sport and other leisure time occupations for people who need them due to youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social circumstances; 3 - to advance the education of children
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (UK) | Pinner | £1.2m |
| Al-Hurraya | Nottingham | £1.2m |
| Migrants Organise Ltd | London | £1.2m |
| Homes of Rest for Old People Also Known As Radcliffe Manor House | Nottingham | £1.2m |