Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited

Analysis

Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00945603). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £4.0m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abbeyfield Braintree, Bocking and Felsted Society Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust (£3.9m), Newbold College (£4.1m) and Homeless Action (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 113 people.