Abberton and Langenhoe Community Association

Analysis

Abberton and Langenhoe Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Abberton and Langenhoe Community Association reported income of £61k and spending of £41k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,128 to £61k (+572%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Abberton and Langenhoe Community Association sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Scarfe Charitable Trust (£61k), Warwickshire Choristers (£61k) and Crowle Parish Hall and Recreation Trust (£61k).