Briar Community Association

Analysis

Briar Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Briar Community Association reported income of £36k and spending of £30k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £19k to £36k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Briar Community Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Sarkis Parish Council (£36k), Firm Foundation Trust (£36k) and Bransgore Churches Coffee House (£36k).