South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited
Analysis
South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06882268). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.0m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soll (Vale) (£2.0m), The National Small-Bore Rifle Association (£2.1m) and Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 4.4% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £521k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 117 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 2.2%
- Charitable activities 93%
- Trading 4.4%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
provision of gymnastics education and training
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Soll (Vale) | Abingdon | £2.0m |
| The National Small-Bore Rifle Association | Surrey | £2.1m |
| Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited | Isle of Wight | £2.0m |
| Dallaglio Rugbyworks | Derbyshire | £2.1m |