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Essex Community Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1052061
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 16, 1996
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Essex

Address

Address
Essex Community Foundation
3 Hoffmanns Way
CHELMSFORD
CM1 1GU

Activities

Essex Community Foundation is an independent charitable trust. Founded in 1996, it has built an endowed fund of nearly £50 million, and has awarded over £47 million in grants to community-based voluntary groups in Essex, Southend and Thurrock.By acting as a broker the Foundation helps donors achieve their charitable objectives, and local voluntary groups secure funding for their work.

Objects: 2.1(a) The promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the county of Essex and its immediate neighbourhood;(b) Other exclusively charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and elsewhere which are, in the opinion of the Directors, beneficial to the community with a preference for those in the area of benefit.2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Essex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
June 30, 2025 £8,477,899 £5,330,706 £56,787,799 15
June 30, 2024 £4,875,495 £4,647,609 £53,624,177 16
June 30, 2023 £5,333,896 £5,018,903 £48,905,934 16
June 30, 2022 £5,375,133 £5,357,802 £47,495,029 15
June 30, 2021 £4,816,038 £5,148,263 £51,128,633 13

Trustees

Name Appointed
Atul Manek Nov. 24, 2022
Benjamin Minter Dec. 1, 2020
Charles Richard Maurice Bishop Nov. 21, 2018
David Guest Nov. 20, 2024
Dorine Johnson Nov. 23, 2023
Gail Cunningham Dec. 1, 2020
Gemma Cartwright Dec. 1, 2020
Gillian Hayter Nov. 13, 2025
Graham Chapman KC Nov. 20, 2024
Maggie Desmond Nov. 23, 2023
Shahnaz Biggs Nov. 13, 2025
Soumya Krishna Kumar Nov. 24, 2022
Tim Field Nov. 23, 2023