Crawley Town Community Foundation

Analysis

Crawley Town Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08162820). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Crawley Town Community Foundation reported income of £560k and spending of £626k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £664k to £560k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Crawley Town Community Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Axe Valley Swimming Association (£560k), North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO (£561k) and The G C Gibson Charitable Trust (£560k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and trading 27%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 98%. Reserves of £234k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.