COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1159381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLCHESTER UNITED FC FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY
TO INSPIRE, ENRICH AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,990 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1,441,207. Free reserves stood at £804,520, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the group is a going concern with adequate resources for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £805k)
“It is the policy of the Group to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the Group, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure to protect against a decline or interruption of future sources of income.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to JobServe Limited, a company controlled by one of the Trustees.
“At the year end date, the Group owed JobServe Limited, a company controlled by one of the Trustees, an amount of £10,243 (2024: £Nil).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Colchester United Community Foundation (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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£352k
Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anne Turrell
- David Murthwaite
- Linda Gaine
- ROBERT COWLING
- Richard Hunt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,990 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1,441,207. Free reserves stood at £804,520, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm the group is a going concern with adequate resources for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.
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