Essex Bridleways Association

Analysis

Essex Bridleways Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Ockendon. It was registered in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Essex Bridleways Association reported income of £25k and spending of £28k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £24k to £25k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Essex Bridleways 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 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kent Men of the Trees (£25k), Llandrindod Wells Spa Town Trust Limited (£25k) and The Glamorgan Family History Society (£25k).