Ideas Hub Chelmsford

Analysis

Ideas Hub Chelmsford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2025, Ideas Hub Chelmsford reported income of £145k and spending of £103k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £83k to £145k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ideas Hub Chelmsford sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morden Education and Cultural Centre (£145k), Island Hospice and Bereavement Service (UK) (£145k) and Manchester and Salford Samaritans (£145k).