Encounter Arena

Analysis

Encounter Arena is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grays. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Encounter Arena reported income of £209k and spending of £196k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £209k (+370%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Encounter Arena sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gurnell Grove Community Trust (£209k), Life Community Church Bristol (£209k) and All the Other Lucys (£209k).