Tilbury Community Association
Analysis
Tilbury Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Tilbury Community Association reported income of £692k and spending of £744k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £157k to £692k (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tilbury Community Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cubc Rowing Charitable Fund (£690k), Association for Physical Education (£694k) and Army Winter Sports Association (£689k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 85% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £536k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 14%
- Trading 85%
- Investments 0.8%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Tilbury and the neighbourhood by associating together the said inhabitants and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time. Main activities include Indoor Bowls, Short Mat, Bowls, Squash, Snooker, Pool, Darts and various group meetings
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cubc Rowing Charitable Fund | Cambridge | £690k |
| Association for Physical Education | Worcester | £694k |
| Army Winter Sports Association | Hampshire | £689k |
| Rugby Gymnastics Club | Warwickshire | £695k |