The Elmswell Amenities Association

Analysis

The Elmswell Amenities Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in May 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Elmswell Amenities Association reported income of £34k and spending of £55k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £28k to £34k (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, The Elmswell Amenities Association sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horsham Symphony Orchestra (£34k), Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir (£34k) and Beckenham Festival (Music, Speech and Drama, Stage Dancing) (£34k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.