Essex Field Club
Analysis
Essex Field Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Essex Field Club reported income of £169k and spending of £67k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £169k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Essex Field Club sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited (£168k), Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Limited (£169k) and Stotfold Mill Preservation Trust (£168k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WE STUDY, RECORD AND PUBLISH ESSEX NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY BY FIELD MEETINGS, EXHIBITION MEETING, AGM, SHOW, PUBLISHING JOURNALS AND BOOKS, TEACH COURSES AND OUR GROWING WEBSITE FACILITY, AND FUND SIMILAR GROUPS. GUESTS AND MEMBERS ATTEND MEETINGS, WRITE FOR OUR JOURNALS AND WEBSITE. WEBSITE HAS MORE INFO EVERY MONTH. WE HAVE A CENTRE NEAR BASILDON. WE EXPECT TO BE A LOCAL RECORD CENTRE SOON
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited | Folkestone | £168k |
| Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Limited | Bath | £169k |
| Stotfold Mill Preservation Trust | Hitchin | £168k |
| The Corris Railway Society | Machynlleth | £170k |