Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure

Analysis

Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06032714). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure reported income of £26.1m and spending of £25.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19.2m to £26.1m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (£26.0m), North Devon Homes (£26.4m) and Royal Star & Garter (£26.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £71k. Reserves of £367k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 329 people.