Great Wakering Community Association

Analysis

Great Wakering Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-on-Sea. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Great Wakering Community Association reported income of £50k and spending of £37k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £32k to £50k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Great Wakering Community Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Maldon Community Association (£50k), Echor Music (£50k) and The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund (£50k).