EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1106331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ERC, RESOURCE

The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit including assistance to find employment.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£395k
Latest spending
£361k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £33,638 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £394,954 against total expenditure of £361,316. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £220,865, which represents seven months of running costs, sitting within the adopted policy target of six to nine months. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“There is one employee who received total employee benefits of more than £60,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There is one employee who received total employee benefits of more than £60,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six to nine months running costs (held: £221k)
“the Trustees have decided it would be prudent to hold reserves equal to six to nine months running costs.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Resource (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£395k£361k
31/12/2024£430k£380k
31/12/2023£286k£402k
31/12/2022£334k£347k
31/12/2021£339k£327k

Common questions

Is EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £33,638 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £394,954 against total expenditure of £361,316. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £220,865, which represents seven months of running costs, sitting within the adopted policy target of six to nine months. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£5kOther material grants
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£13kCapacity to care

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIGNPOST (COLCHESTER) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE£395kmore than £60,0001within—no doubt
SIGNPOST (COLCHESTER) LIMITED FY2025£394k—0unclear—no doubt
MOVEMENT TO WORK FY2025£868k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.