Chelmsford Civic Society

Analysis

Chelmsford Civic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in August 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chelmsford Civic Society reported income of £14k and spending of £12k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,598 to £14k (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chelmsford Civic Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southampton Film Theatre (£14k), Indigenous People (£14k) and Hampshire County Youth Band Association (£14k).