Wivenhoe Community Charity
The charity holds funds for investing in projects for significant community benefit in Wivenhoe.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THAT AREA POPULARLY KNOWN AS WIVENHOE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO COOPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CIO AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 1
- Government income: £450 — grants £450 (2); 43% of the £1,050 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/09/2017)
Trustees
- Brian Sinclair
- Denise Lesley Burke
- Frances Richards
- Glynis Hailes Hailes-Morley
- Jonathan Henry Guy
- Peter Martin Hill
- STEPHEN BERNARD BURKE
- Shaun Lee Boughton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £1k | £200 |
| 31/12/2024 | £270 | £270 |
| 31/12/2023 | £28 | £6k |
| 31/12/2022 | £8 | £1k |
| 31/12/2021 | £5 | £375 |
Common questions
Who funds Wivenhoe Community Charity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Wivenhoe Community Charity as a grant recipient include THE COLCHESTER AND TENDRING COMMUNITY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLCHESTER AND TENDRING COMMUNITY TRUST | FY2026 | £1k | 4 x Creative writing and biodiversity workshops for young people plus compost for project |