Colchester School of Gymnastics

Analysis

Colchester School of Gymnastics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Colchester School of Gymnastics reported income of £970k and spending of £893k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £634k to £970k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Colchester School of Gymnastics sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derbyshire Addictions Advice Service (£969k), Special Reconnaissance Regimental Association (£970k) and Ls14 Trust (£968k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and trading 7.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.