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Southend United Community Foundation

Registered charity 1105515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHEND UNITED COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £70,853 are below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees note that the relegation of the affiliated football club may impact future funding sources, though they maintain a reasonable expectation of going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £71k)
“The Trustees' reserves policy is to hold 3 months expenditure in the unrestricted reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“In addition, Southend United Football Club were relegated in the preceding year from the English Football League (EFL) league two to the National League, which will have a future impact on some sources of funding.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Southend United Football Club
“The Trust is greatly assisted by Southend United Football Club (' The Club') in being able to carry out its charitable activities, via the sharing of it's significant resources. The Club and Trust share many operations resources, have directors in common and are subject to common influence and are hence related parties.” — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southend United Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£41k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/08/2024£953k£961k
31/08/2023£992k£1.0m
31/08/2022£998k£1.0m
31/08/2021£994k£952k

Common questions

Is Southend United Community Foundation financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £70,853 are below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees note that the relegation of the affiliated football club may impact future funding sources, though they maintain a reasonable expectation of going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.