Essex Boys and Girls Clubs

Analysis

Essex Boys and Girls Clubs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Essex Boys and Girls Clubs reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.2m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Essex Boys and Girls Clubs sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Bromham Community Hub (£1.2m), Leisure Focus Trust (£1.2m) and Trinity Saint David Students’ Union (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 33% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.