Hainault Forest Community Association

Analysis

Hainault Forest Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hainault Forest Community Association reported income of £490k and spending of £531k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £366k to £490k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hainault Forest Community Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North London Scout District (£488k), Blaydon Youth and Community Centre CIO (£490k) and Ashbrooke Sports Club Limited (£488k).

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.