Epping Forest Horology Centre

Analysis

Epping Forest Horology Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Epping. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Epping Forest Horology Centre reported income of £55k and spending of £50k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £45k to £55k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Epping Forest Horology Centre sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Basement Door (£55k), Southgate Opera (£55k) and Walton and Weybridge Amateur Operatic Society (£55k).